Regimental number | 4841 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Honeysuckle, Wyndham, New South Wales |
School | Wyndham Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Burragate, via Wyndham, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, J Robinson, Burragate, via Wyndham, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 9), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 April 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength, 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Reported missing in action, France, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, convened by CO 53rd Bn and held in the field, 2 September 1917, concluded soldier was killed in action, 19 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Father wrote to Secretary, Department of Defence, 14 February 1917, 'Could you inform me as to the actual truth of my son ?' Mother wrote to Base Records, 1921, 'I have never had any letter as regards my son's burial.' |