Regimental number | 2350 |
Place of birth | Burnley, Victoria |
School | Longwarry (?) State School, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Elston, Mount Alexander Road, Essendon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Alfred De Lisle, 352 Punt Road, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Alfred and Emily DE LISLE, 'Manning', 14 Sailbury Grove, Northcote, Victoria. Native of Burnley, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 21st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 57th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 60th Bn, 4 April 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 6 April 1916 (enestrain), and transferred same day to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and then to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia (ametropia); discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, Ferry Post, 8 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DE LISLE Clarence Vernon |