Regimental number | 725 |
Place of birth | Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 189 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, E. Portors, Glen Roy, via Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 78), Alexandria, Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 30 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Tumbarumba Roll of Honour ('Advance Australia'), Tumbarumba, New South Wales. Parents: Mark and Eliza PORTERS, Tumbauumba, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 7 June 1915 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to Egypt. Died of disease (para typhoid), 15th General Hospital, Alexandria. |
Sources | NAA B2455 8021296 |