Regimental number | 2350 |
Place of birth | Charlton, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 32 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Ellen Byrne, 32 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 13 July 1915 - 24th Bn, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 10 January 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 22 October 1917. Wounded on two occasions: at Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, 22 March 1916, and in the Messines sector, 21 March 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name John Richard |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 28), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |