Regimental number | 3543 |
Place of birth | Scone, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bell Trees via Scone, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.8 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Henry Meehan, Bell Trees via Scone, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Menangle Park, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 31st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 59555 Pte James Lionel MEEHAN, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Lancashire', 18 February 1919; ; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), Sydney, 3 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MEEHAN John Francis |