Regimental number | 4831 |
Place of birth | Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Illawarra Park Road, Corrimal, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H McCloskie, Park Road, Corrimal, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 7 years in the St George's English Rifles, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Admitted to Field Ambulance, 13 December 1916 (sore feet); transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 14 December 1916; by Ambulance Train to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 15 December 1916; to England, 16 December 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 17 December 1916 (trench feet: severe). Discharged on furlough, 9 March 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 26 March 1917. Detached for duty with 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 13 April 1917. Transferred to Australian Army Medical Corps Details, Bulford, whilst at No 1 ADH, 1 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Port Darwin' (nursing staff), 12 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 27 July 1919; discharged, 11 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Bulli Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCLOSKIE Oswald |