Regimental number | 1655 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | St Josephs (Catholic) School, Benalla, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | 429 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, A McGuire, 429 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Work near Morcourt on August 1918.' Recommendation date: Unspecified Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Captured a German flag single handed which had been flying accross from the INF13 for about a fortnight. Was congradulated by Major-General Cox for good work and coolness under fire during 1916. Was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, and the Military Cross in 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 31), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 70 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Anthony and Mary MCGUIRE, Mosman Cottage, The Avenue, Rose Bay, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during operations East of MESSINES. On the night of 24th August 1917 when on patrol, he located an enemy listening post and drove it back to its own front line. On this an enemy patrol of about 12 moved out and endeavoured to intercept Sergeant McGUIRE'S party. He withdrew three of his six men to a flank and the remainder made a feint retirement with the object of drawing the enemy on. This manoeuvre took place fully 400 yards in front of our line and only failed through the precipitate retreat of the enemy patrol. Sergeant McGUIRE patrolled No Man's Land throughout every night of the tour, maintaining touch, across a swamp, with the unit on the left flank and holding supremacy in No Man's Land by a vigorous aggressive policy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 19 Date: Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and during an advance. When the company on his right was checked by machine gun fire he rushed round to the threatened flank, threw a bomb, and silenced the gun and captured the crew. At the final objective, when he was leading a patrol forward, he assisted in capturing a gun which was hindering consolidation. He set a very fine example of courage, and determination to his men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |