Regimental number
|
969
|
Place of birth
|
Brockley
,
Kent
,
London
,
England
|
School
|
Rathfern Road Council School
,
ENgland
|
Age on arrival in
Australia
|
18
|
Religion
|
Church of England
|
Occupation
|
Line repairer
|
Address
|
White Hills,
Bendigo
,
Victoria
|
Marital status
|
Single
|
Age at embarkation
|
21
|
Next of kin
|
Father, C E Somerset,
8 Kemble Road
, Forest Hill,
London
,
England
|
Previous military service
|
25th London Regiment (cyclists) Territorials
|
Enlistment date
|
21 August 1914
|
Rank on enlistment
|
Private
|
Unit name
|
7th
Battalion, H Company
|
AWM Embarkation Roll number
|
23/24/1
|
Embarkation details
|
Unit embarked from
Melbourne
,
Victoria
, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
|
Rank from Nominal Roll
|
Lance Corporal
|
Unit from Nominal Roll
|
7th Battalion
|
Fate
|
Died of wounds 2 August 1916
|
Place of death or wounding
|
Pozieres, Somme
Sector
,
France
|
Age at death
|
23
|
Place of burial
|
Lewisham (Ladywell) Cemetery (Row G, Grave No.
142),
London
|
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial
|
51
|
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records
|
Son of Mr C E SOMERSET,
8 Kembie Road
, Forest Hill,
London
,
England
|