Regimental number | 1502 |
Place of birth | Carlisle, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shirt cutter |
Address | 11 Darebin Road, Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Armstrong, 11 Darebin Road, Northcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Thomas and Agnes ARMSTRONG; Wife: Violet ARMSTRONG. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Embarked Melbourne, 28 June 1915; disembarked Suez, 26 July 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 20 October 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 18 April 1915; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit: nephritis), 22 November 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | Heidelberg Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARMSTRONG George |