Regimental number | 4937 |
Place of birth | Irwin, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Goodwin, Irwin, Midland Railway, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 30), Egypt. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Benedict and Mary Ann DUPLEX, Eradu, Western Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Taken on strength, 8th Battery, from reinforcements, 20 October 1915. Admitted to No 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 25 October 1915 (not yet diagnosed, fever). Died of disease, 28 October 1915 (meningitis); buried, 28 October 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUPLEX Martin Edwards |