NUMBER:
Private 3945

BATTALION / UNIT / SHIP:
Sapper in Number 5 Tunneling Company

PLACE OF BIRTH:
Chiltern, Victoria

NEXT OF KIN:
Mrs. Lena Bryant, 22 Seacombe Gr, Glenferrie

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
Leongatha, Victoria 9/3/1916

PHYSICAL DETAILS ON ENLISTMENT:
Age 20 years 5 months, 5'5", 9 stone 7 pounds, blue eyes and light brown hair

RELIGION:
Roman Catholic

OCCUPATION:
Contractor

PLACE & DATE OF DEATH:
He died of wounds in Rouen 18/10/1918

LOCATION OF GRAVE/MEMORIAL:
He is buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen

RELATIONSHIP TO WOORAYL SHIRE:
He enlisted in Leongatha and was from Grassy Spur, Victoria

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:
◈ He is on the Grassy Spur Honour Roll
◈ 9/3/1916 He enlisted in Leongatha
◈ 25/5/1916 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Warilda
◈ 31/7/1916 He was AWL for 14 days
◈ 28/8/1916 He proceeded overseas from London
◈ 29/8/1916 He went to the tunnel unit, 2nd Tunneling Company
◈ 21/5/1917 He was sick in hospital
◈ 29/10/1917 He went on leave from France
◈ 26/12/1917 He was discharged to CTD Parkhouse, 1st ADH no. 20
◈ His record contains a very sad list of illness and AWL