Regimental number | 406 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Chinaman's Flat, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Annie Brinsmead, Chinaman's Flat, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Wallsend, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 8 June 1916 (tonsilitis); discharged, and rejoined unit, 10 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Missing in action, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 23 July 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 20 July 1916'. |
Miscellaneous details | Eldest sister (1921): Mrs J. Hodges, White Gates, Wallsend, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA B2455 file3523394 Red Cross file |