Regimental number | 4311 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | State School, Dana Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | 49 Barkley Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M E Stewart, 49 Barkley Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 2 years in Senior Cadets and 2 years in Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Light Railway |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Poperinghe, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row G, Grave No. 5A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: John James and Mary Elizabeth STEWART, 129 Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 6124 Pte Victor Harold WHITFORD, MM, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), returned to Australia, 5 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |