Regimental number | 2165 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.2 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Strike, Dalrymple Road, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the Senior Cadets; 3 years in the Kennedy Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [1877] Lt Claude STRIKE, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 September 1919; 353 Corporal William Percy STRIKE, 353, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919; 484 Pte Leslie STRIKE, 484, 5th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 21 March 1919; Cousin: 63 Pte Edward Henry STRIKE, 4th Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 24 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 16 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Edmund. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Charters Towers Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STRIKE Edmond |