Douglas DEARTH

Regimental number1523
Place of birthOldham England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinWilliam Dearth, 2 Downing Road, Bootle, Liverpool, England
Enlistment date17 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 8 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1523A
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. North Fitzroy, Victoria