Regimental number | 2750 |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumbers improver |
Address | Marlborough Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5 '8.25" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maren Summers, Improver, Marlborough Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | 19th Batt B Cop Senior Cadets 4 yrs Still Serving |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4886 Pte Riccard SUMMERS, 50th Bn, killed in action, 25 August 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 |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT A14, 21 July 1917; disembarked HT 'Euripides', Fremantle, 12 September 1917, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 23 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Payneham Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SUMMERS William Ernest Victor |