Regimental number | 4886 |
Place of birth | St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other Names | Riccard William |
School | Norwood Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Marlborough Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Prowse Point Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 16), Warneton, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Payneham Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: William Finlayson and Maren Johanna Marie SUMMERS, 'St Omer', Clinton Avenue, St Peters, South Australia. Father's second given name incorrectly entered on CWGC site as Finleyson. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2750 Pte William Ernest Victor SUMMERS, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 July 1917; Cousins: 2636 Pte Stanley Lancelot MOSS, died of wounds 26 September 1917; 2638 Sapper Leonard William MOSS MM, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |