Regimental number | 5031 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Grunthal, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Next of kin | Friend, C Wilson, Grunthal, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served 3 years in Ballarat Volunteer Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Larkhill, England |
Age at death | 46 |
Place of burial | St John's Churchyard (Row B, Grave 19), Sutton Veney, Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | War Graves record: 'A.W.L. from 8 May 1917; declared illegal absentee by court of enquiry. Still illegal absentee at time body found (cut throat), 20/11/17.' |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Grunthal was renamed Verdun in 1918 under the South Australian Nomenclature Act 1917. |