Regimental number | 5909 |
Place of birth | Kameruka, Bega, New South Wales |
School | The Armidale School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Taraganda, Bega, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, W W Wren, Taraganda, Bega, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Section O, Plot II, Row E, Grave No 3), Rouen, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Bega, New South Wales. Parents: Mr W. W. and Ada WREN, Taraganda, Bega, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: [7171] Lt Clive Frederick Keith EKENSTEEN MC, 2nd Division Artillery, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919; [7170] Lt Esmond Roy EKENSTEEN, 2nd Division Artillery, returned to Australia, 27 April 1919; Brother-in-law: [373] Lt Richard Henry BLOMFIELD MC, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918. |