Regimental number | 3448 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 7 Duke Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C Perry, 7 Duke Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported wounded and missing. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PERRY Robert Francis |