Regimental number | 6784 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Wyong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Agnes Cathels, Craig Roy Stan, 13 Jane Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work at Mont St. Quentin on 31 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, New South Wales |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'This runner is a fearless boy who continuously carried messages to the front line through heavy barrages, and, further on, direct machine gun fire, during the operation at MONT ST. QUENTIN near PERONNE, on 31st August 1918. When requested by an artillery officer to accompany him with the object of putting out of action a machine gun and party of 16 enemy who had worked into a position near Battalion Headquarters he readily complied, despite the odds. They were successful, the enemy retreating, and the gun was captured.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 55 |