Regimental number | 1527 |
Place of birth | South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 28 Tarragowen Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Congdon, 28 Tarragowen Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 13), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Sophia Grace CONGDON. Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | His brother R C Congdon killed 12/10/1917 and his cousin R Kinsman killed 14/10/1917 |