Regimental number | 3553 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moorook, River Murray, South Australia |
Place of birth | Moorak, South Australia |
School | Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Cheltenham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K Acres, Berkley Street, Cheltenham, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the RA Naval Reserve, SA. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Edward and Katherine Maria ACRES, Berkley Street, Cheltenham, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |