Regimental number | 4352 |
Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
School | Moonta High School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bank official |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, John B Vercoe, Moonta, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was employed in Union Bank, Perth, Western Australia, at time of enlistment. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 30), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Penherwood and Sarah Lillian VERCOE. Native of Moonta, South Australia Commemorated in Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Capt Leslie D Henning, 16th Bn, killed at Gallipoli. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |