Regimental number | 3485 |
Place of birth | Sandhurst, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Coad, Hamlen Street, White Hills, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 10 July 1915 - 21st Bn 8th Reinfrocements; taken on strength 60th Bn 26 February 1916; 57th Bn 15 March 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 46 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave no. 16), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on James Roe Lodge (MU) Roll of Honor ['Our Soldier Brethren'], RSL Museum, Bendigo, Victoria. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |