| Regimental number | 5091 |
| Place of birth | Aclare, Co Sligo, Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 4 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Liverpool Road, Enfield, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Ginty, Kincucoliw Aclare, Co Sligo, Ireland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Le Sars, France |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 23), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Rose GINTY, Aclare, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Native of Kincullew, Co. Kildare, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney on SS 'Makarini', 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from 1st Training Bn, Perham Downs, 25 July 1916; taken on strength of 3rd Bn, 3 August 1916. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 19 August 1916, and transferred to Anzac Rest Station (shrapnel wound, left hand); to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 20 August 1916 (pleurisy); to Ambulance Train '19', 24 August 1916; to No 8 Red Cross Hospital, Le Torquet, 25 August 1916 (influenza); to Convalescent Camp, 31 August 1916. Marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 17 September 1916; moved out, 28 September 1916; rejoined unit, Belgium, 29 September 1917. Killed in action, France, 6 March 1917. Buried on the east side of Rue Eaucourt, L' Abbaye-le-Barque, 1 mile east of Le-gars, 3 miles southwest of Bapaume. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GINTY Michael |
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