| Place of birth | St Kieran, near Roscrea, Ireland |
| Place of birth | Roscrea, Tipperary, Ireland |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | Holy Family College, Fagala, Cairo, Egypt |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bergin, Fancroft, Roscrea, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Chaplain (4th Class) |
| Unit name | Chaplains' Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Chaplain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Chaplains' Department |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Letter/list dated 16 November 1921. Recommendation date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Born 18 August 1879. At time of enlistment he was Professor of Fazalla, Cairo, Egypt. Enlisted in Egypt, 13 May 1915. Attached as a Chaplain to the 5th Light Horse, 12 July 1915; to the 51st Battalion, 26 March 1916. Awarded the Military Cross. Mortally wounded, 12 October 1917. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Nominal Roll incorrectly lists fate as 'killed in action'. |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Place of burial | Reninghelst Churchyard Extension (Grave No. 1), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
| Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength of 5th Light Horse Regiment, Anzac Cove, 12 May 1915; appointed as Chaplain, 4th Class, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 16 June 1915 (influenza and diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 23 June 1915. Admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 5 September 1915 (sick); transferred to England, 23 September 1915; admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, England, 5 October 1915 (enteric). Disembarked Lemnos, 24 December 1915; posted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, as Senior Chaplain, 27 January 1916; taken on strength of 51st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916; to be Chaplain, 2nd class, 18 May 1917. Wounded in action and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 12 October 1917 (shrapnel wound to shoulder). Died of wounds, France, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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