Regimental number | 2423 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 74 Courtney Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ellie Yarra, 74 Courtney Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row H, Grave 12), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Annie YARRA; Wife: Ellie YARRA |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |