Regimental number | 1978 |
Place of birth | Armagh, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Iron worker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Aunt, Mary Jane McCaughey, Dobbin Street, Armagh, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915; taken on strength, 5th Bn, Gallipoli, 17 June 1915. Wounded in action, 21 August 1915 (gun shot wound, left leg and right hand), and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance Divisional Collecting Station; transferred same day to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station; to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Imbros, 22 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 30 August 1915, and admitted same day to 17th General Hospital (wounds: severe). Transferred to England, 27 October 1915, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 8 November 1915; discharged to duty, 7 December 1915, and marched into A&NZ Depot, Weymouth. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Suevic', 11 March 1916; arrived Australia, 22 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), Melbourne, 14 July 1916. Total war service: 548 days (of which 372 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCAUGHEY John Patrick |