Regimental number | 2278 |
Place of birth | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Coringa via Delilbe, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Elliott, Dallarnil via Bundaberg, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Bullecourt and at Ypres, mortally wounded at Buire, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Buire, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 30.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Margaret YENSCH |
Family/military connections | Brother: 829 Pte Henry George YENSCH, 41st Bn, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |