Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Draughtsman |
Address | 'Maplehurst', Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Margaret McIlroy Eckersley, 'Maplehurst', Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Percy and Margaret ECKERSLEY |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises'; arrived Melbourne, 18 April 1919; disembarked Brisbane; appointment terminated (discharged), 12 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Place of burial | Lutwyche Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ECKERSLEY Percy Charles |