Regimental number | 1704 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, William James McNeich, Best Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 29), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William James and Louisa Ellen MCNEICH, Best Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |