Regimental number | 1752 |
Place of birth | Merino, Victoria |
School | Caralulup State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Merino, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Jack Salt, 34 Villamenta Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Died of illness |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Died of cerebro spinal meningitis. |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Albany Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Grave No. 846), Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Caralulup State School Roll of Honor ('In Honor of the Pupils of the Caralulpup State School who served the Empire in the Great War'), Victoria. Parents: Jack and Louisa SALT. Native of Talbot, Merino, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1692 Pte Ernest Talbot SALT, 60th Bn, killed in action, Needle Trench, Somme sector, France, 27 November 1916. |
Other details | Medal: British War Medal |