Regimental number | 7543 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | North Sydney, New South Wales |
School | East St Leonards Public School, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Joiner |
Address | North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Warne, 10 Carlow Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Corbie, France |
Age at death | 18.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 47), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Amelia WARNE |
Family/military connections | Brother: 15699 Gunner Sydney WARNE, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, invalided to Australia, 30 January 1918; Brother-in-law: 32123 Driver Charles Hytinkoski NELSON, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 10 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched in to 4th Training Bn, Codford. Attended the Course of Instruction at the School of Farriery, Romsey, Hampshire, 26 October 1917-7 February 1918, and qualified as a cold shoer. Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 26 March 1918; taken on strength of 13th Bn, 11 April 1918. Died of wounds (shell, left leg - shattered - and left arm), 27 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |