| Regimental number | 3917 |
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | Flinders Street, Townsville, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, K.M. O'Gorman, c/o Buss And Turner, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
| Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery (Portion Roman Catholic, Plot S1/758), Queensland |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary O'GORMAN. Native of Limerick, Ireland. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Qld. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, 20 February 1916, of being absent from 0700, to 0800 hours, 20 February 1916: award, forfeits 4 days' pay. Rejoined 15th Bn, 6 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, no date stated. Found guilty, 12 June 1916, of (1) disobedience of ship's standing orders; (2) being absent without leave from 0500 hours, 10 June 1916, until 0730 hours, 11 June 1916: award, forfeits 1 day's pay and total forfeiture of 3 days' pay. Found guilty, no date stated, of being absent without leave from 2200 hours, 30 June 1916, until 1300 hours, 5 July 1916: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeits 6 days' pay by Royal Warrant. Wounded in action, 9 August 1916, and admitted to No 44 Casualty Clearing Station the same day; transferred to No 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Outreau, 10 August 1916 (gunshot wound, right arm and back); to England, 13 August 1916; to Guildford War Hospital, 13 August 1916 (gunshot wound, right thigh and chest); to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 26 August 1916; to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 September 1916 (class B). Transferred to Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, England, 6 October 1916. Marched into Administrative Headquarters, London, 29 November 1916; attached to Army Pay Corps, England, 30 November 1916. Promoted Temporary 2nd Corporal, 1 February 1917. Promoted Extra Regimental Corporal, 1 September 1917. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 1 January 1919. Promoted Extra Regimental Sergeant, 1 January 1919. Brought to the notice of Secretary of State for War for valuable services rendered in connection with the war. Became eligible for 15 days' extra disembarkation leave, 30 September 1919. Marched into Sutton Veny, 8 October 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 1 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 17 December 1919; discharged Brisbane (termination of period of enlistment), 16 March 1920. Died, Brisbane General Hospital, 16 March 1920 (chronic nephritis, and uraemia). |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, O'GORMAN David Sylvester |
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