Regimental number | 4752 |
Place of birth | Dorking England |
School | Flinders Street, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 234 Carrington Street, South Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Uncle, Mr J Cole, Dorking, England |
Previous military service | Naval |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 16 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 16 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 31), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Edmond and Dora Annie Edith CHURCH, 68 McLaren Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |