NUMBER:
Private 1796

BATTALION / UNIT / SHIP:
37th Battalion

PLACE OF BIRTH:
Bass, South Gippsland, Victoria

NEXT OF KIN:
His sister, Mrs. L A Beatty, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
Leongatha, Victoria 15/3/1916, gave his postal address as Poowong, Victoria

PHYSICAL DETAILS ON ENLISTMENT:
Age 38 years, 5'4", 10 stone 7 pounds, blue eyes and dark hair

RELIGION:
Church of England

OCCUPATION:
Farmer

PLACE & DATE OF DEATH:
He died of wounds in the field at Messines Ridge, Belgium on 14/6/1917

LOCATION OF GRAVE/MEMORIAL:
He is buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegstreet Wood, Belgium

RELATIONSHIP TO WOORAYL SHIRE:
He enlisted in and was associated with Leongatha, Victoria

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:
◈ 15/3/1916 He enlisted in Leongatha, Victoria
◈ His postal address was Poowong, Victoria
◈ His Next of Kin was his sister, Mrs. L A Beatty, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
◈ 16/8/1916 He left Melbourne on the RMS Orontes
◈ 2/10/1916 He arrived in Plymouth
◈ 22/11/1916 He went to France from Southampton and was in the 37th Battalion
◈ 9/5/1916 He had influenza for 3 days
◈ 14/6/1917 He died in the field in Belgium
◈ He was buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegstreet Wood, 2.25 miles SSW of Messines
◈ A Mr. B Beck of Almurta School applied for his postal address
◈ His effects were: an identity disc, silver pen knife, razor and 2 straps, 3 franc wallet, wrist watch, protector, notebook and photo, a pipe bowl, brushes, a metal mirror, tie and belt
◈ He had saved £1,554/5/6
◈ In his will he left his estate to his youngest sister Minnie, Mrs. N Turner of Sylfean, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, England. Minnie was the widow of Second Lieutenant Noel Turner