Regimental number | 479 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | St Mary's (Catholic) School, Lower North Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Richmond Street, Kensington, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M E Doherty, Gillies Plains, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 479A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Good athletic and a fine shot in A.I.F. |
Fate | Died of wounds (accidental) |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Bailon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Maurice and Margaret Jane DOHERTY, husband of M.E. DoHERTY, Gilles Plains, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law served. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |