Regimental number | 3530 |
Place of birth | Devonport, Tasmania |
School | State School, Devonport, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | Devonport, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.10 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, S S Field, Devonport, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years as a Sergeant in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in the 91st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Lagnicourt, France |
Age at death | 20.6 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 33), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 155 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Steward and Alice FIELD, Devonport, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: [256] Lt Kenneth FIELD, returned to Australia, 16 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, 2 April 1917 (gun shot wound, shrapnel). Died of wounds, 5th Army Operating Centre, 2 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FIELD Alwyn Stewart |