Regimental number | 5612 |
Place of birth | Dunkeld, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Farrell's Flat, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 188 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs S Salter, Farrell's Flat, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Burra, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, October 1916, Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexanda and Catherine SALTER |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT A32 'Themistocles', 5 November 1917; disembarked 28 December 1917; discharged (medically unit), Adelaide, 14 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Soldiers Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SALTER William |