Regimental number | 2017 |
Place of birth | Forest Gate, Essex, England |
School | Trumpington Road Board School, Leytonstone, Essex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Market gardener |
Address | Mrs Alice Wadsworth (friend), Shepparton Avenue, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, William H Sharpen, 130 Kitchener Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Achiet-Le-Grand communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. I), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Emma SHARPEN, 130 Kitchener Road, Forest Gate, London, England |