Regimental number | 2125 |
Place of birth | Windsor, New South Wales |
School | Richmond Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Upper Colo via Richmond, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Izetta Armstrong, Clarendon Road, Windsor, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Westhoek, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Spoilbank Cemetery (Plot I, Row Q, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Reuben and Izetta ARMSTRONG |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1992 Pte Richard Thomas SIMMONS, 34th Bn, killed in action, 12 June 1918; Pte A H O'Brien and Pte W Hulbert DCM MM. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |