Regimental number 2387
School Morning Lane School, Hackney, England
Age on arrival in Australia 21
Religion Church of England
Occupation Wheeler
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 24
Next of kin Mother, Mrs J Coxall, 31 Mehetabel Road, Mare Street, Hackney, England
Enlistment date 9 June 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916, France
Place of burial Rue-Petillon Military (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number 158, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915.
Admitted to Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, then transferred to Hospital Ship 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 15 December 1915 (conjunctivitis); admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 December 1915 (eye injury); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Hospital, Helouan, 19 December 1915; discharged to Australian Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 28 December 1915; transported to Tel el Kebir, 19 January 1916; rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916.
Found guilty, 28 January 1916, of breaking camp from Reveille, 26 January 1916, until Reveille, 28 January 1916: awarded 12 days' detention and forfeited 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.
Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916.
Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916; Corporal, 24 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.
Buried Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, 20 July 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
School Morning Lane School, Hackney, England
Age on arrival in Australia 21
Religion Church of England
Occupation Wheeler
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 24
Next of kin Mother, Mrs J Coxall, 31 Mehetabel Road, Mare Street, Hackney, England
Enlistment date 9 June 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916, France
Place of burial Rue-Petillon Military (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number 158, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915.
Admitted to Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, then transferred to Hospital Ship 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 15 December 1915 (conjunctivitis); admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 December 1915 (eye injury); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Hospital, Helouan, 19 December 1915; discharged to Australian Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 28 December 1915; transported to Tel el Kebir, 19 January 1916; rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916.
Found guilty, 28 January 1916, of breaking camp from Reveille, 26 January 1916, until Reveille, 28 January 1916: awarded 12 days' detention and forfeited 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.
Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916.
Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916; Corporal, 24 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.
Buried Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, 20 July 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 2387
School Morning Lane School, Hackney, England
Age on arrival in Australia 21
Religion Church of England
Occupation Wheeler
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 24
Next of kin Mother, Mrs J Coxall, 31 Mehetabel Road, Mare Street, Hackney, England
Enlistment date 9 June 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916, France
Place of burial Rue-Petillon Military (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number 158, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915.
Admitted to Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, then transferred to Hospital Ship 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 15 December 1915 (conjunctivitis); admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 December 1915 (eye injury); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Hospital, Helouan, 19 December 1915; discharged to Australian Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 28 December 1915; transported to Tel el Kebir, 19 January 1916; rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916.
Found guilty, 28 January 1916, of breaking camp from Reveille, 26 January 1916, until Reveille, 28 January 1916: awarded 12 days' detention and forfeited 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.
Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916.
Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916; Corporal, 24 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.
Buried Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, 20 July 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
School Morning Lane School, Hackney, England
Age on arrival in Australia 21
Religion Church of England
Occupation Wheeler
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 24
Next of kin Mother, Mrs J Coxall, 31 Mehetabel Road, Mare Street, Hackney, England
Enlistment date 9 June 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916, France
Place of burial Rue-Petillon Military (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number 158, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915.
Admitted to Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, then transferred to Hospital Ship 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 15 December 1915 (conjunctivitis); admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 December 1915 (eye injury); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Hospital, Helouan, 19 December 1915; discharged to Australian Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 28 December 1915; transported to Tel el Kebir, 19 January 1916; rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 20 January 1916.
Found guilty, 28 January 1916, of breaking camp from Reveille, 26 January 1916, until Reveille, 28 January 1916: awarded 12 days' detention and forfeited 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.
Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916.
Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916; Corporal, 24 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.
Buried Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, 20 July 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Gravesite Details
Corporal, 54th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died 19th - 20th July 1916. Age: Unknown
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