Regimental number | 15081 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glen Osmond, South Australia |
School | Mitcham Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brown Street, Mitcham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lydia Maria Boettcher, Brown Street, Mitcham, South Australia |
Previous military service | 78th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 5, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 9594 Sapper Walter Gustav Karl BOETTCHER, 11th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 10 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 24 April 1918 (gassed); returned to duty, 13 June 1918. Disembarked Australia, 17 July 1919. Discharged, 28 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |