Regimental number | 4192 |
Place of birth | Neerim South, Victoria |
School | Neerim South State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Neerim South, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C A Emery, Neerim South, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row O, Grave No. 4), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and C.A. EMERY. Native of Neerim South, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 4605 Pte Abraham Prosser SAWYER, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 1733 Pte Hugh Robert STEPHENS, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; 1763 Sergeant Walter Edwin STEPHENS, 59th Bn, killed in action, 29 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |