Regimental number | 2568 |
Place of birth | Drouin, Victoria |
School | State School, Drouin, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dromana, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Colley Dromana PO, Dromana, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20.10 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row E, Grave No. 16A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Alice Jane COLLEY, Church Street, Drouin, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nil |