Regimental number | 484 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Dalrymple Road, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.1 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Edmund Strike, Dalrymple Road, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 353 Corporal William Percy STRIKE, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919; [1877] Lt Claude STRIKE, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 June 1919; 2165 Corporal Edmond STRIKE, 41st Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; Cousins: 63 Pte Edward Henry STRIKE, 4th Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 24 July 1919; 862 Pte Russell William STEWART, 7th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 21 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 14 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STRIKE Leslie |