Regimental number | 3305 |
Place of birth | Windsor, Victoria |
School | Montrose State School, Montrose, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Montrose, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, A E Ewart, Montrose, Victoria |
Previous military service | "Deceased was engaged in following battles. Fleurbaix, Somme, including Morchies, and Bapume, Bullecourt, Ypres, Polygon Wood, Westhrok Ridge, Messines, Villers-Bretonneux, Morelandcourt and Bellicourt. Blood descendant of Sergeant Charles Ewart of the Scots Prep who captured an eagle from the 45th Regiment at Waterloo." Details from Father. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander E. and Mary Ann EWART, Montrose, Victoria. Native of Melbourne |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |