Regimental number | 14691 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
School | Princes Hill State School, North Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 760 Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, John Way Uren, 760 Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | July 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | The 8th F.C.A.E. was waiting in Ypres from 20/10/17 prior to withdrawal finally for a spell and billeted in a long shed containing closely packed bunks, adjacent the P.O. and Baths. During shelling about 1.30am on 27/10/17 a 5'9" or 6" got home. Total casualities 23 or 24 about half of whom were killed outright or died of wounds. All casualties had been together for roughly 12 months. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 28.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 28), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Way and Mary Ann UREN, 760 Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother was in the same unit and mentioned in Despatches 16/3/19. |