Regimental number | 1648 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Pearler |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence Elizabeth Telford, c/o Mrs McDonald, 31 East Street, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Son of J. TELFORD; husband of Elizabeth Florence TELFORD, 30 Powlett Street, Melbourne. Native of Perth, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |