Regimental number | 3918 |
Place of birth | Williamstown, South Australia |
School | Williamstown Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Williamstown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Edith Rosa Tobitt, Williamstown, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Westhoek Ridge, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row K., Grave 2) Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Edith Rosa TOBITT, of Williamstown, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 50th Bn, Serapeum, 2 April 1916. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 April 1916 (mumps); transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1916; discharged to duty, 4 May 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916. Wounded in action, 14 August 1916 (gun shot wound, upper extremities); admitted to 25th General Hospital, Hardelot, 14 August 1916; transferred to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, 14 September 1916; rejoined unit, 2 October 1916. Killed in action, 24 September 1916. Buried North Pill Box, Westhoek Ridge, 2.75 miles E. of Ypres. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |