Regimental number | 5909 |
Place of birth | Bright, Victoria |
School | Marist Brothers' College, Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | 80 Falconer Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Dennis Commons, 80 Falconer Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets as Lt, Carlton, Victoria. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery China Wall(Plot V, Row J, Grave No. 20), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Marist Brothers' College Roll of Honour, RSL Museum, Bendigo, Victoria. Parents: Denis and Ellen COMMONS, 10 Mark Street, Fitzroy, North Melbourne, Victoria |
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War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |