Regimental number | 3415 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Wickerworker |
Address | 13 Palermo Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 178 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C McDermott, 13 Palermo Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3413 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916, and reverted to Private on joining the Bn. Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 8 April 1916, of being absent without leave from 2130, 20 March, until apprehended in Cairo by picquet at 2200, 20 March 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McDERMOTT William Robert Patrick |