Regimental number | 1048 |
Place of birth | Sandford, Queensland |
School | Ashgrove State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Short-street, Warwick, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Joseph H. Sherrin, Short-street, Warwick, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Squadron |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Accidentally killed at Katara [?] on 4 April 1919. |
Fate | Killed accidentally |
Place of death or wounding | Katara |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Kantata War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 122), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Accidentally shot by comrade. Parents: John and Janet SHERRIN. Native of Queensland |