Regimental number | 3836 |
Place of birth | Templecombe, Somersetshire, England |
School | Sturminster, Newton, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Timber clerk |
Address | Greenbushes, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K Maidment, 1 Vale View, London Road, Bath, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave 1), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mrs Kate Maidment. |
Family/military connections | Brother: Captain Frank WADGE, 4th Australian Brigade H.Q., awarded MC & Bar and Croix de guerre (France), mentioned in despatches twice. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |