Edward Joseph McGARRY

Regimental number4920
Place of birthKelso New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address7 Lord Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs S McGarry, 7 Lord Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
FateDied of wounds 13 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 21), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James MCGARRY adn Bridget LENERTZ (his wife);husband of Susan MCGARRY, Smith Street, Woolongong, New South Wales. Native of Kelso
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal