Regimental number | 3308 |
Place of birth | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Iron worker |
Address | 5 Catherine Street, Seddon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, W Firth, 5 Catherine Street, Seddon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
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 | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 25), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Phoebe Goodman FIRTH, 5 Catherine Street, Seddon, Footscray, Victoria. Native of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |