Regimental number | 3318 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | William Street Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 6 Broughton Street, East Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Sister, F McCann, 6 Broughton Street, East Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Was a corporal in the 25th Avenue Compulsory Training, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 8), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents:Thomas and Fanny McCann, 510 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Nephew of Sgt George Harold Hall No. 1541, 14th M.G. Coy, late 1st Battalion. Killed at Bullecourt on 10th May, 1917. |