Regimental number | 3279 |
Place of birth | Caulfield, Victoria |
School | Yooronga Road State School, East Malvern, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hall porter |
Address | 3 Tattenham Street, East Caulfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James E Windram, 7 Cosy Gum Road, East Caulfield, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as Corporal in the Caulfield Area Cadets; served for 4 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Ernest and Margaret WINDRAM |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 25419 Driver Charles Alfred WATERSTON, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, killed in action, 2 June 1917; 6837 Corporal Robert James WATERSTON MM, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn and taken on strength, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WINDRAM Henry Charles |