Regimental number | 5945 |
Place of birth | Netherton Burns, Fool Rothbury, Northumberland, England |
School | Whittingham and Ulgham Schools, Northumberland, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Dorothy Elliott, North Mason, Leaton Bara, North Cumberland, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 10th July, 1916, 25th Battalion, 16th Reinforcements. Taken on Strength, 25th Battalion, 2nd May, 1917. Lance Corporal, 25th January, 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 104 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Dorothy Sarah ELLIOTT, North Mason, Seaton Burn, Nothumberland, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |