Regimental number | 978 |
Place of birth | Dandenong, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Burnie, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, James Garett, Burnie, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ross, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Chaplain |
Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 45 |
Place of burial | Aire Cimmunal Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 20 February 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916, and entrained the same day; detrained, Hazebrouck, 7 May 1916. Admitted to hospital, in the field, 11 November 1917; rejoined 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, 13 November 1917. Admitted to hospital, 8 January 1918; rejoined unit, 11 January 1918. Admitted to No 47 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 October 1918 (pneumonia); transferred to No 39 Stationary Hospital, 7 October 1918. Died, 12 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Buried by Reverend J.C.R. JOHNSTONE, 13 October 1918. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRAWFORDE Ernest Albert |