Regimental number | 5650 |
Place of birth | Lane Cove, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | North Sydney Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | 9 Lane Cove Road, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr A B Armstrong, 189 Lane Cove Road, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died on Troopship Kyarra A55 |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | On Board Ship |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
Family/military connections | His brother Alexander Boswell Armstrong No 5649 was killed in action near Lagnicourt 17 April 1917; Brother: 5649 Alexander Boswell ARMSTRONG, killed in action, 15 April 1917. |
Miscellaneous details | DIED OF ILLNESS (MENINGITIS) |