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Hector James McCARTHY

Regimental number4476
Place of birthOsterley, Tasmania
SchoolEnglish
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressUpper Fern Tree Gully, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Peter McCarthy, Osterley, Tasmania
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 14 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Mary MCCARTHY. Native Osterley
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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