Regimental number | 1829 |
Place of birth | Ballarat Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence S Smith, 55 Stamford Stret, Upper Mossley, near Manchester, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed accidentally |
Place of burial | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 14), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Accidently killed by his escort in an armed attempt to excape lawful custody. Authority for inclusionon Roll of Honour contained in minutes of 49th meeting of AWM Board held in Melbourne on 10 December 1956. (See file 746/1/2 |