Regimental number | 620 |
Place of birth | South Yarra, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 33 Barry Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Augustus Cartwright, 33 Barry Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Senior Cadets; 2.5 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 72), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Augustus and Mary CARTWRIGHT, 34 Barry Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-H.M.T. 'Wandilla', 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 July 1916. Killed in action, 21 July 1916. Buried Eaton Hall Cemetery, 21 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin details: 12 Wright Street, East Parham, Victoria (5 May 1915); then, [unreadable], McKinnon, Victoria (June 1916); then 3 Carpenter Street, Middle Brighton (11 September 1916); then 30 Green Street, Windsor (16 March 1916); then 47 Banole Street, Windsor (29 March 1917; then, 32 Earl Street, Windsor (24 June 1918); then 34 Barry Street Carlton, Victoria (27 March 1920); then 29 Dinsdale Street, Albert Park (26 April 1922); then 61 Swan Street, Richmond, Victoria (27 July 1923); then, 28 Gwynne Street, South Richmond, Victoria (March 1924); then, 33 Barry Street, South Yarra, Victoria; 102 Lothian Street, North Melbourne, Victoria (1925); then, 4 Little Curzon Street, North Melbourne, Victoria; then 18 Emmaline Street, Croxton (25 May 1931); then, 6 Eastment Street, Northcote (4 February 1932) |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CARTWRIGHT Arthur Leslie |