Regimental number | 31615 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Haileybury College, Brighton; Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | Wookie Agricultural Training College, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Corrigal Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, T B Backhouse, Coorigal Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 23rd Howitzer Brigade, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/133/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 86), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin Talworth Paine and Emily A'Beckett Backhouse. Native of Malvern, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |