Regimental number | 915 |
Place of birth | South Brisbane, Queensland |
School | South Brisbane State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Florence Malpas, Brooke Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the 8th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He was killed by an American Dud shell. The gun bursting during ant aircraft practice. A fighting family: all the mates enlisted and went to the front.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 37), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Florence MALPAS, Brook Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |