Regimental number | 653 |
Place of birth | Lewisham, London, England |
School | Croydon Council School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 4 Tudor Road Woodside London SE, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J B Sturrock, 4 Tudor Road, Woodside, London SE, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sale, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed in a Mine Explosion at Bapaume Town Hall whilst (with six others) in charge of one of the comfort huts. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Bapaume Australian Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 31), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Beattie and Charlotte Elizabeth STURROCK, 45 Woodside Avenue, South Norwood, London, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915. Pay account charged 2/6d, cost of replacing Gas Helmet, 20 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Found guilty, 1 November 1916, of being absent without leave, 6 am, 30 October, till 6 am, i November 1916: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeiture of a total of 12 days' pay. Killed in action, 27 March 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STURROCK William Henry James |