Date of birth | |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Address | 'Yanko', Evans Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | John McLaughlan, 'Yanko', Waverley, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 13th Battery Australian Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 44 (6 April 1916). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row EE, Grave No. 22), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ada McLAUGHLIN, Evans Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'London Gazette', Fourth Supplement, No 29438 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLAUGHLIN Geoffrey |