Regimental number | 4755 |
Place of birth | Parknakyle, Old Leighlin, Co Carlow, Ireland |
Place of birth | East Ireland |
School | National School, Old Leighlin, Co Carlow, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Railway navvy |
Address | PO, Liverpool, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, J Comerford, Parkekil Old Laighlei, Co Carlow, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 4 September 1915 and posted to 2nd Bn 15th Reinforcements; taken on strength, 54th Bn, 20 April 1916; transferred to 53rd Bn, 30 May 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 7), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs John COMERFORD. Native of Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front. Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Found guilty, 12 May 1916, of refusing to obey an order on active service: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2. Taken on strength of 53rd Bn, 30 May 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 19 July 1916. Fate subsequently determined as killed in action, 19 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COMERFORD Michael |