Regimental number | 7716 |
Place of birth | Ballymena, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bookkeeper |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Cathcart, Windsor Terrace, Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | St. Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 99), Codford, Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Thomas Cathcart, Windsor Terrace, Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 1 August 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 3 October 1917 Marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, 3 October 1917. Admitted to Australian Group Hospital, 19 November 1917 (gastritis); transferred to No 3 New Zealand Military Hospital, Codford, 22 November 1917 (diabetes). Died of disease, 1.30 am, 25 November 1917 (diabetes); buried at St Mary?s Cemetery, Codford, 29 November 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CATHCART William Rea |