Place of birth | Bundaberg, Queensland |
School | Doolbi State School |
Other training | Duntroon College |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Herbert Epps, Childers, Queensland |
Previous military service | 4th Infantry; Served in the Cadets and Lieutenant with Wide Bay Infantry Regt. Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant (Honorary Lieutenant) |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Platoon Officer when first on service in France later Battal;ion Bombing Officer, later O/c Raiders.Killed at Armertieres on Recognisance duties prior to a raid. Promoted to Captain but not Gazetted, death intervening." Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 47), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Robina Hannah EPPS, Childers, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1892 Pte Robert Harrison EPPS, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |