Regimental number | 4151 |
Place of birth | Bethnal Green, London, England |
School | Crambrook Road Board School, Bethnal Green, London, England |
Other training | Leytonstone School, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Club steward |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, M Hutchinson, 2l Bernside Street, Old Ford, London, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Lithgow, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4151A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 1st Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Admitted to hospital, Moascar, 15 June 1916; discharged and rejoined unit, 17 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 630505: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURGESS Ernest
Red Cross file 630505 |