Regimental number | 3377 |
Place of birth | Uraidla, South Australia |
School | Uraidla Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Joseph Church, Findon Road, Woodville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 79th Infantry, Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row L, Grave No 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Joseph and Julia CHURCH, 21 7th Street, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5688 Pte Frederick Thomas Robert CHURCH, 27th Bn, killed in action, 20 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHURCH Alfred Ernest |