Regimental number | 1536 |
Place of birth | Beechwood, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.10 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A.E. Dark, Beechwood, Hastings River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | West Maitland, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave 104), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 2 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 23 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1916. Wounded in action, 23 January 1917 (gun shot wound, right side); admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 24 January 1917, and transferred to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 25 January 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DARK Reginald Robert |