Regimental number | 3535 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | St Peters College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brighton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Mary Counsell, Beach Road, Brighton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Near Sailly-le-Sec, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Alice COUNSELL, Old Beach Road, Brighton, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Lt George Anderson ? killed in Gallipoli, May 1915 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |