Regimental number | 2480 |
Place of birth | Kilrea, Co Derry, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 'Retreat', Boggabri, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane McCahon, Moneysallam, Kilrea, Co Derry, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked Sydney, 26 April 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 21 June 1916. Attached to and passed Grenadier School, Tel el Kebir, 12 July 1916. Transferred to Machine Gun Section, Moascar, 31 July 1916; mustered as Driver, 31 August 1916. Admitted to Rest Camp, El Arish, from 2nd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, 10 July 1917; transferred to Rest Camp, Port Said, 26 February 1918; rejoined unit, 11 March 1918. Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Amman, 27 September 1918 (pyrexia); transferred to Anzac Hospital, Jericho, 28 September 1918 (malaria); to 34th Casualty Clearing Hospital, Jerusalem, 1 October 1918; to 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza, 4 October 1918; to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 5 October 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 7 October 1918; to Rest Camp, 4 November 1918; granted 14 days' sick leave, 6 November 1918. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia, while on leave, 10 November 1918 (bacillary dysentery). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Leicestershire', 22 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 January 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney, 8 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCAHON Robert George |