Regimental number | 2795 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Mincha East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A Borneman, Mincha East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 7 July 1915. Taken on strength, 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Transferred to 60th Bn, 22 February 1916; to 15 Machine Gun Company, 12 March 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 14655 Pte Albert BORNEMAN MM, CdeG, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |