Regimental number | 5925 |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Lumper |
Address | Burlington House, Packenham Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kate Soanes, Deep Creek, Gympie, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | South Brisbane Cemetery (Methodist Section, Grave No. 39/412), Queensland |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Kate SOANES, Norman Park, Brisbane. Native of Gympie, Queensland |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT A24, 25 August 1917; disembarked HT 'Benalla', Fremantle, 17 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 1 Decemeber 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SOANES George |