Regimental number | 1542 |
Place of birth | Ultimo, New South Wales |
School | Patrician Brothers (Catholic) School, Bridge Road, Forest Lodge. |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | 86 Forsyth Street, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Delia Egan, 86 Forsyth Street, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 23.7 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Delia EGAN. Native of Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1541 Pte Andrew Frank EGAN, 17th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 March 1916. |