| Regimental number | 1067 |
| Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
| School | Brunswick Central School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 41 Tinning Street, Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 3" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Arthur Redfern, 108 Blyth Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 26.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 4), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Paretns: Arthur and Martha REDFERN, 108 Blyth Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: Sgt Joseph Redfern, died in hospital; Pte Walter Redfern, killed in action. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Found guilty, 7 January 1916, of being absent without leave from parade as Serapeum: awarded 48 hours' Field Punishment No 2 by Commanding Officer. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note on B.103: 'buried at Fleurbaix, Sh.36 N.W'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2250714, 1521 Pte G. ADOLPHUS, A Company, 31st Bn (patient, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, England), 20 October 1916: 'Informant states that on July 20th. 1916 at Fleur Baix (sic) Redfern went out with [249] Cpl. T. Lane to inspect the German wire. The Corporal was wounded and I heard that Redfern was shot by a sniper near the wire. Cpl. Lane is I believe in Hospital in France. Another man went out to look for Redfern but could not find him.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, REDFERN Santley
Red Cross file 2250714 |
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