Regimental number | 1962 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Queen's College, Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Tobacconist |
Address | 30 Colville Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | J W Cearns, 30 Colville Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 41st Battery Australian Field Artillery; 9th Battery Field Artillery, Citizens Military Force |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | near Albert, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Row F, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Angela CEARNS, Elizabeth Street, Hobrart, Tasmania |