Regimental number | 4900 |
Place of birth | Pyrmont, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Draughtsman |
Address | Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R. Anderson, Wanane Road, Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Villers Bretonneux communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 1), Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 April 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 April 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 June 1916. Promoted Corporal, 15 December 1917. Killed in action, France, 9 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |