| Regimental number | 110 |
| Place of birth | Yarrahdale, Western Australia |
| School | Modern School, Western Australia |
| Other training | School master |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Mill hand |
| Address | Serpentine, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Next of kin | Charles Firns, Mundijong, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Guildford, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Mention in Despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 10), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Eliza FIRNS, Serpentine, Western Australia. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Freemantle, 8 February 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 16 May 1915. Diagnosed with influenza, Gallipoli, 25 June 1915; admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance Hospital, Mudros, 3 July 1915 (pleurisy); returned to duty, 14 July 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FIRNS Hobart Douglas |
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