Regimental number | 1632 |
Place of birth | Oundle, Northamptonshire, England |
School | Oundle, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, John M Siddons, Dundle, North Hants, England |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Was wounded at Gallipoli and was several months at Cairo where he received much kindness from several individuals, especially an American and his wife.... He was offered a commission but preferred to work with his comrades." [Father: M Siddons of Oundle, England.] |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. I), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Eleanor SIDDONS, Silver Birch, Milton Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire, England |