Regimental number | 2347 |
Place of birth | Murray Town, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Russell Degenhardt, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Port Pirie, South Australia |
Other details |
Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia. War service: Egypt, Western Front Received gun shot wound to right hand; hospitalised between 3-19 July 1916 - 3rd Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, England. Promoted Acting Corporal, 22 November 1916; Sergeant, 4 December 1916. Appointed 2nd Lt and posted to Reinforcements in England, January 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |