Regimental number | 2143 |
Place of birth | Sandy Creek, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Sandy Creek via Huon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John McMahon, Sandy Creek via Huon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A43 Barunga on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Mobile Veterinary Section |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of return to Australia incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 10 March 1919. |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3202 Pte James McMAHON, 7th Bn, killed in action, 24 July 1916; 3203 Pte John McMAHON, 57th Bn, killed in action, 24-25 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Euripides', 15 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 25 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: pleurisy), Melbourne,9 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McMAHON Thomas Edward |