Regimental number | 2259 |
Place of birth | Gloucestershire, England |
School | State School, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 13 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 'Sunnyside', Wantirna via Bayswater, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Bryant, 'Sunnyside', Wantirna via Bayswater, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Imperial Camel Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
Age at death | 19.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 26), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Emma BRYANT, Wantrina, Bayswater, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 8 June 1916. Transferred to Imperial Camel Corps, 1 July 1916; taken on strength, 11th Company Imperial Camel Corps, Abbassia, 1 July 1916. Taken on strength, 3rd Anzac Bn, Imperial Camel Brigade, 11 November 1916. Killed in action, Tel-Khuweilfe, 6 November 1917 (gun shot wound, head). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRYANT Charles |