Regimental number | 474 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Forest Range School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Forest Range, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Charlotte East, Forest Range, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 20.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 17), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Charlotte EAST, Forest Range, Lenswood, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4760 Pte Albert Harold EAST, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919; 4761 Pte William Henry EAST, 50th Bn, killed in action, 4 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |