Regimental number | 6374 |
Place of birth | Skaith, Co. Wigtown, Scotland |
School | Neerim State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Buln Buln, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E McCulloch, Buln Buln, Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Youngest of 17 children. Family migrated to Australia when he was 6 (acc. to RoH circular; 3 acc. to later descendants). Married Ruby Florence ANDERSON, 28 March 1916, at Sandringham, Victoria. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Rosieres, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth MCCULOCH; husband of Ruby MCCULLOCH, Avoca, Victoria. Native of Skaith, Newton Stewart, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | b. 4 April 1881 |