| Regimental number | 16997 |
| Place of birth | Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Ambulance bearer |
| Address | Atherton, via Cairns, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen McConaghie, Atherton, via Cairns, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 26th Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Melbourne, 10 May 1917; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 20 June 1917. Isolation to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 16 July 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 20 July 1917. To hospital (sick), 6 November 1917; admitted to Australian Mounted Division Receiving Station, 6 November 1917; transferred to 65th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 November 1917; to Ambulance Train, 7 November 1917; to 45th Stationary Hospital, 8 November 1917; to 44th Stationary Hospital, 9 November 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 11 November 1917; transferred to Convalescent Hospital, 24 November 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 8 December 1917; discharged, 30 December 1917. Attached to 14th Australian General Hospital, 30 December 1917. Struck off strength, Port Said, 25 April 1918. Joined Army Medical Corps Details, Moascar, 25 April 1918. Marched out to Field Punishment Compound duty, 4 May 1918. Reclassified class ‘A’, 23 July 1918; marched out to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 3 August 1918; rejoined unit, 6 August 1918. Appointed Driver, 7 November 1918. Reverted to Private on ceasing to perform duties of Driver, 5 January 1919. Fractured right fibula while playing authorised game of football, 15 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia, from Suez, on board HT ‘Demosthenes’, 26 January 1919; evacuated to hospital at sea (abscess right leg), 2 February 1919; discharged, 11 February 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 2 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 24 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCONAGHIE William John |
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