Regimental number | 1181 |
Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Drover |
Address | Ophir Road, East Orange, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38.2 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Walsh, Ophir Road, East Orange, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Section L, Grave No. 922), Rookwood, New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Elizabeth TIERNEY. Native of Orange, New South Wales. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Nestor', 9 February 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 13 March 1916; discharged (medically unfit: pulmonary phthisis), Sydney, 9 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TIERNEY John |