Regimental number | 2621 |
Place of birth | India |
School | La Martenan College, Lucknow, India |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 98 Eighth grove, Maylands, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ruth Wakeford, Burracoppin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Volunteers in India. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row E, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Ruth WAKEFORD (formerly STUART), Burracoppin, Western Australia and the late Alexandra M. STUART |
Family/military connections | Brother Charles Edward Gordon Stuart killed. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |