Regimental number | 2596 |
Place of birth | Port Wakefield, South Australia |
School | Public School, Port Wakefield, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Business manager |
Address | Roebourne, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, William Joseph Box, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Sturm spelt Sturn |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot VIII, Row H, Grave No. 2), Beaumont-Hamel, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Kate BOX, Geraldton, Western Australia |