Regimental number | 1768 |
Place of birth | Irvinebank, Queensland |
School | Irvinebank State School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Markwell Street, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, A Waddell, Markwell Street, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | He was a Member of the Irvinebank Rifle Club and on the outbreak of war in August 1914 he went on service with Australian Forces to Thursday Island and New Guinea on the "Kanowna". |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27.11 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row J, Grave 1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Allan and Margaret Taylor WADDELL. |