Regimental number | 743 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
School | Brunswick Central State School, Vcitoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Coachsmith |
Address | 151 Evans Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | ..., Mrs Emily Moore Sedgeman, 151 Evans Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 24.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Emma SEDGMAN, 151 Evans Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry during the assualt on the BULLECOURT Trenches on 3rd May, 1917. With his Lewis Gun he established an isolated post in a shell hole on our left flank and remained there with C.S.M. Power for 48 hours. during this period he repeatedly brought effective fire to bear on the enemy, replenishing his ammunition from the dead in the vicinity. He returned to our lines only on exhausting his ammunition and after receiving 3 wounds.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Family/military connections | Two cousins, killed in action. |