Regimental number | 204 |
Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | c/o Mrs H Neill, Boulder Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | C McKinon, HMAS 'Australia' |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the Goldfields Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Section 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 10 September 1915; discharged (wounded: bullet wound, right hip, and neurasthenia), Perth, 15 January 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec. 9, 6640), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKINNON Arthur |