Regimental number | 3492 |
Place of birth | Brixton, London, England |
School | Board School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 35 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Lather |
Address | 7 St Georges Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Miss Florence Mabel Stringer, 7 St George's Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Field Artillery, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was on the Rock of Gibralter when the 1st 100 ton gun was fired. He was picked out in Egypt for his cleanly and soldierly appearance by an Australian General. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. II), Nieppe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas John and Annie STRINGER; husband of Florence M. STRINGER, 150 Grant Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Native of London, England |