Regimental number | 1637 |
Place of birth | Moolpa, New South Wales |
School | Bush school part of time and then Carnoga Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Moulamein, via Swan Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, John Firebrace, Moulamein, via Swan Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Uncle: 6802A Pte William Reginald FIREBRACE, 24th Bn, killed in action, 15 August 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 13), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Lily FIREBRACE, Moulamein, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |