Regimental number | 18706 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Pokolbin, Hunter Valley, Cessnock, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | 42 Norton Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, D J McCarthy, 42 Norton Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 26 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details | Enlisted with two brothers, James Desmond and Leslie Lawrence. Served in Messines, Armentieres, Ypres, Passchendaele, and Somme. Was wounded at Somme and spent time in hospital at Bath, Heytesbury. James Desmond was killed and is buried at Harefield, England. Son of Daniel Joseph and Mary McCarthy. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Lawn Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales |