Regimental number | 19556 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Govan, Scotland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Cabinetmaker |
Address | Victoria Street, Adamstown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Rae, Victoria Street, Adamstown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 16th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | July 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 53845 Pte David Colston RAE, Australian Army Medical Corps Details, effective abroad (subsequently returned to Australia). |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action (gas). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died of lung cancer attributed to gassing in the war. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 52 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Beresfield Crematorium, New South Wales |