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William Henry McCARTHY

Regimental number15957
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBank officer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Gertrude McCarthy, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 May 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, 1st & 2nd Anzac Mounted Divisions, 15th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Port Darwin on 30 April 1918
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAnzac Mounted Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 20 July 1919
Discharge date21 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Sydney, 30 April 1918; disembarked Suez, 7 June 1918.

Commenced return to Australia, 20 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 21 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.

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