Regimental number | 2257 |
Place of birth | Newmarket Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Vulcaniser |
Address | Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | J Young, Finlayson Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', third Supplement, No.29522 (27 March 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 79 (6 July 1916). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 51), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Family/military connections | Cousin: [1524A] Lt Eric Henry Drummond EDGERTON DSO, MM & Bar, 24th Bn, killed in action, 11 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |