Regimental number | 2898 |
Place of birth | Lachlan, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | New Norfolk, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Wakefield, New Norfolk, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Military Hospital, England. |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard (Row I, Grave 6), Wiltshire. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie Eliza WAKEFIELD. |