Regimental number | 3634 |
Place of birth | Parkes, New South Wales |
School | Chinchilla State School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Joiner |
Address | Mrs Susan Sturgess, Chinchilla, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Harry Sturgess, Wilgadale, Chinchilla, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Merdyn spelt Murdyn |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 21.1 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Susan Frances STURGESS, Wilga Vale, Chinchilla, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |