Regimental number | 4590 |
Place of birth | Lang Lang, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 48B York Place, Prahran, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M A Serong, 48B York Place, Prahran, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Grace ARMSTRONG (formerly SERONG), and the late John SERONG; Wife: Mary SERONG, 45 Murry Street, West Coburg, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 28 February 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, 29 March 1916; taken on strength, 57th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SERONG Emanuel |