Regimental number | 2645 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | Bendigo Grammar School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sailor |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Salmon, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Near Heilly on the Somme, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No.49), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Clara SALMON, View Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia. Native of Launceston, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |