Regimental number | 1176 |
Place of birth | Malvern, Victoria |
School | Flinders School, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Grandparent, Rev. John Thomas Kearns, 'Ormond', 31Valetta Street, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | 47th Infantry; Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Machine Gun Corps Details |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Between Sailly-le-Sec and Ribemont |
Age at death | 20.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Sarah KEARNS (name stated on Cemetery Details). Born in Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |