Regimental number | 134 |
Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
School | Turin Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Quorn, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.7 |
Height | 6' 1.5" |
Weight | 180 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G. Easther, Quorn, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
Age at death | 27.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 51), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Catherine EASTHER, Quorn, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1914 Pte Alfred Bryant Easther, 27th Bn, died of wounds, 16 September 1916; 833 Pte Charles John Easther, Remount Unit, returned to Australia. 18 October 1916; 62310 Pte Edmund Holt EASTHER, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EASTHER Leonard Ridgeway |