Regimental number | 3772 |
Place of birth | Doogary, Aghamore, Co Mayo, Ireland |
School | Mount Mellory and All Hallows Colleges, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Address | Ararat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, M Heneghan, Mayo, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Dranoutre Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave NO. 22), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 182 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (Celtic Cross) in Port Fairy Cemetery, Victoria. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, 31 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 January 1917; taken on strength, 14th Field Ambulance, 11 January 1917. Wounded in action, 9 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left side), and admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred same day by Ambulance Train and admitted to 32nd Stationary Hospital, 10 May 1917; transferred to England, 14 May 1917, and admitted to Norfolk and Norwich War Hospital, 15 May 1917. Discharged on furlough, 20 July 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 2 August 1917. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 24 August 1917 (X-ray, arm); classified B.1a3, 19 September 1917; A3, 20 October 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 22 November 1917. Found guilty, Sandhill, 6 December 1917, of being absent witout leave from midnight, 6 December, until reporting back at 5.15 pm, 7 December 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 6 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; rejoined unit, 3 January 1918. Found guilty, 10 January 1918, of when on Active Service conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline in that he behaved in an insolent manner to an officer: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Killed in action, France, 22 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |