Regimental number | 4092 |
Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Church Street, Warragul, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Jacob Elliott Decker, Church Street, Warragul, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jacob Elliot and Emily DECKER, Church Street, Warragul, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 882 CSM Jacob Elliott DECKER, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 24 September 1918; 431 Corporal William DECKER, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |