| Regimental number | 1679 |
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Woodend, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Brereton, Woodend, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil. Previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth, 25 May 1915. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Information unclear: "Served as a Sailor" under "previous military/naval service". Possibly Royal Navy, or Merchant Navy, or both. |
| Fate | DOD; secondary fate: DOI |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 65), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | 98 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 5 November 1915 (acute bronchitis); transferred to Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 6 November 1915; to Hospital Ship, 6 November 1915; died of bronchitis on board HS 'Devanha' at sea, 10 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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