Regimental number | 2830 |
Place of birth | Maclean, Clarence River, New South Wales |
School | Lithgow District Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 'Fairlight', Merton Box, Cowra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs I Brand, Oakey Park, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Lithgwo District Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Deceased |
Place of death or wounding | Catillon, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 20), Fontains-Au-Bois, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Duncan McInnes and Margaret SYME |
Family/military connections | Brothers: John William Syme, Duncan Leslie syme, killed; cousin: James Clarence McAulay, killed in action. |