Regimental number | 3883 |
Place of birth | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England |
School | Grammar School, Braminster, Dorset, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Thorpedale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Radford, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row C, Grave No. 18), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Edith RADFORD, La Casa Ozone, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |