Regimental number | 457 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Macarthur St State School; Central Richmond State School, Victoria |
Other training | Dookie Agricultural College, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Student |
Address | 104 Park Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | David R Taylor, 104 Park Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, B 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 | 6th Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot X, Row L, Grave No. 3), Grass Lane, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Rodger and Alice TAYLOR, 104 Park Street, St. Kilda, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |