Regimental number | 23 |
Place of birth | South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mrs Mary Elizabeth Pugsley, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Millitary Cemetery Fouilloy (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary PUGSLEY, 5 Campbell Road, Parkside, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True name: Harrie Errol Elliot PUGSLEY |