He was a Solicitor.
On 5/10/1914 he and his brother Wilfred enlisted in WWI with the 10th Light Horse, A Squadron, D Troop. He was S/N 113 and his brother was 114.
They both died during the attack at The Nek. D tropp had very little cover and it was recorded that they covered the greatest distance and died together on the parapets of the Turkish trenches.
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Categories: Killed in Action, Australia, World War I | Battle of the Nek | 10th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force, World War I