Regimental number | 395 |
Place of birth | Bundberg, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Arundel Avenue, Nambour, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 115 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Duncan Calvert, Arundel Avenue, Nambour, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 395A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21 Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Niederzwehren Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 8), Cassel, Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Amos and Ellen CALVERT, Nambour, Queensland. Native of Bundaberg, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 19 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 November 1916; marched into Australian Details, Parkhouse, 15 November 1916. Marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 23 November 1916. Taken on strength of 21st Machine Gun Company, 15 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 March 1917. Posted as missing in action, believed prisoner of war, 15 April 1917. Now, 15 May 1917, reported as 'Wounded in Action, and Prisoner of War, 15 April 1917; interned at Diusberg. Died while Prisoner of War, Senne, Germany, 21 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CALVERT Hugh |