Regimental number | 4568 |
Place of birth | Langhorne's Creek, South Australia |
School | Not Known |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Fisherman |
Address | Finniss, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Miriam Violet McGuinness, Finniss, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XI, Row J, Grave No. 3), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Susan McGUINNESS; Wife: M.V. McGUINNESS, Goolwa, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5619 Pte Horace Victor McGUINNESS, 27Bn, killed in action, 1 March 1917; 4330 Pte Laurence Anderson McGUINNESS, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 10 January 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |