Place of birth | Bothwell Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Porter, 'Charlton', Colebrook, Tasmania |
Previous military service | AandI Staff |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Maple Leaf Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. I), Romarin, Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St James Anglican Cemetery, Colebrook, Tasmania. Photo: Andrew Richardson. Parents: Samuel and Henrietta PORTER, Charlton, Colebrook, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |