Regimental number | 2023 |
Place of birth | Terowie, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Forest Range, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Eglinton, Forest Range, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 70th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3104 Lance Corporal Clarence Roy EGLINTON, 27th Bn, killed in action, 20 September 1917; 2106 Pte Lawrence EGLINTON, 50th Bn, killed in action, 2 April 1917; 1672 Pte Thomas William EGLINTON, 50th Bn, killed in action, 9 May 1918; 2105 Pte John CHarles EGLINTON, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 24 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |