Regimental number | 1995 |
Place of birth | Terowie, South Australia |
School | Terowie East Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Petersburg, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Hughes Summers, Petersburg, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 5), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Chestnut and Elizabeth Ann SUMMERS, 96 Morgan Lane, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Native of Terowie, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |