Regimental number | 138 |
Place of birth | Yorketown, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen McAvaney, same address |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row C, Grave No. 6), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Ellen MCAVANEY, Yorketown, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 (multiple gun shot wounds, head, left hand). Died of wounds, 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 14 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McAVANEY Alexander |