Regimental number | 1174 |
Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland |
School | Schools and Colleges in Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary F Stuart, c/o Mrs Sinclair The Grange, Leongatha, Victoria |
Previous military service | He belonged for a short time to "Seaforth Highlanders". |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He left with 1st Regt 5th Batt on 22 December 1914. Served until 1918 when he was gassed. Granted leave to Australia but died before he could sail for here. His father was a Major in Seaforth Highlanders. He died of broncho pneumonia. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Died in 2nd Scottish General Hospital, Edinburgh. |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Blackfaulds Private Burial Ground, Torphichen, Scotland |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Grant and Helen STUART; husband of Mary F. STUART, The Grane, Leongatha, Victoria |
Family/military connections | One cousin served with New South Wales Battalion and three brother-in-laws served in Queensland Battalions. |