Regimental number | 1667 |
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wanalta, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alexandrina Strawhorn, Edgecombe, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row A, Grave No. 12), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Alexandria STRAWHORN, Edgcombe, Victoria. Native of Kyneton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin No. 2368 John McLean 37th Battalion killed in action 12 October 1917. Another cousin Lewis Strawhorn No. 5686 22nd Battalion awarded Military Medal. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |