Regimental number | 1210 |
Place of birth | Narracoorte, South Australia |
School | James St State School, Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | 21 Bellevue Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lucy Attiwell, 21 Bellevue Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Volunteers for 2 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Beacon Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave 6), Sailly-Laurette, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: Frank and Lucy ATTIWILL(as spelt), Jackson Street, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2284 Sapper Eric ATTIWELL, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |