Regimental number | 4613 |
Place of birth | Katoomba, New South Wales |
School | Leura Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Holyrood, Malvern Road, Leura, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Towne, Holyrood, Malvern Road, Leura, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets (4.5 years); Citizen Military Forces (2 months). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 10), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Walter Henry and Mary Jane TOWNE, Malvern Road, Leura, New South Wales. Native of Katoomba, New South Walesw |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, date unknown, of while in Colombo (1) being absent without leave from 1700 hours until 1900 hours and being brought in by the piquet, (2) breaking ranks: fined £1. Disembarked Egypt, 22 March 1916. Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Found guilty, date unknown, of being dirty on parade:, 29 April 1916: awarded 4 days' confined to camp. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. M. Holliday, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TOWNE Harold Victor |