Regimental number | 1010 |
Place of birth | Cook Bridge, Scotland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 26 Sunnyside Road, Cook Bridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Patrick Ward, 26 Sunnyside Road, Cook Bridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Rue-Petollon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave 33), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Other details |
Embarked Sydeny, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Found guilty, 5 May 1916, of disobedience of orders, 5 May 1916: awarded 1 day's Punishment Drill. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 20 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried at Military Cemetery Rue Petillon by Reverend T. J. King, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WARD Patrick Michael |