Regimental number | 2109 |
Place of birth | Bonang, Victoria |
School | Sunnyside State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Timber hewer |
Address | Fish Creek, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Wm Henry Armstrong, Fish Creek, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | 8th Light Horse Bairnsdale Troop. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie ARMSTRONG (nee Simpson), Scoresby, Victoria. Native of Bonang, Victoria |