Regimental number | 589 |
Place of birth | Queenstown, Cork, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mackay, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Margaret Byrne, King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Mackay, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 11, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/16/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Ascanius', 11 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into 11th Training Bn, Durrington; marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 24 September 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 15 June 1918. Found guilty at Weymouth, 27 July 1918, of being found in Weymouth at 10.20 pm without a pass, 25 July 1918: awarded 7 days' confinement to barracks; marched into No 2 Command Depot from detachment at School of Cookery, Gasport, 7 October 1918 (classified C.1); attached for duty with 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 19 October 1918; detached from duty with 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, 24 February 1919; attached for duty at Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, London, 24 February 1919; detached to Australian Army Medical Corps, 30 October 1919; marched into No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 1 November 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 22 November 1919; disembarkedSydney, 12 January 1920, for onward travel to 1st Military District. Discharged on account of being medically unfit for continued service, Brisbane, 23 February 1920. Medal: British War Medal |