Regimental number | 1773 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.2 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, Walter Morris, 79 Cobar Street, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Camel Corps November 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Margha', 29 January 1919; arrived Melbourne,5 March 1919, for onward travel by boat to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), Sydney, 1 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 576 John Thomas McDARRA for first period of service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec. 9, 6498), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McDARRA John Thomas |