Regimental number | 1700 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 34 Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Carrie T Madden, 34 Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as 4 August 1917. |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1030502: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FACKRELL Leslie James
Red Cross file 1030502 |