Regimental number | 589 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
Other Names | GERVASI, J J |
School | State School, Emu, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Groongal Station, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Brennan, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Militia, Melbourne, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Real stated to be Joseph James GERVASI. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 35.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 9), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | See 'GERVASI", the true family name. Parents: Joseph and Winifred GERVASI, Federal Dining Rooms, Boulder Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Edgar DORIZZI, MM, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |