Regimental number | 2342 |
Place of birth | Busselton, Western Australia |
School | Yallingup and Margaret River State Schools, Western Australia |
Other training | Timer working sleeprs pole getting etc, besides farming. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, James William Armstrong, Yallingup, Busselton, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at Kas-El-Tin Palace, Alexandria. The deceased was of a very old Scotch family and his great grandfather was a Captain of the Gordon Highlanders, and lost an eye at Waterloo 100 years before, after which he migrated to Western Australia in 1829 and was one of the first settlers in Western Australia. (Brother) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 83), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Family/military connections | Cousins in numbers of 20 or so. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |