Regimental number | 4982 |
Place of birth | Carrigaline, Co Cork, Ireland |
School | Carrigaline National School, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Shipwright |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Barry, Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | nr Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 6), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney on HMAT 'Marathon', 10 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott; marched into 14th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 14 November 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Havre, 15 November 1917; moved into the field, 19 November 1917; taken on strength of 30th Bn, 29 November 1917. Killed in action, 22 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARRY Michael |