Regimental number | 3593 |
Place of birth | Ballymena, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Millmerran, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert McCullough, Millmerran, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 162 Sergeant James Alexander McCULLOUGH, 42nd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
Embarked Brisbane, 16 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916 Found guilty at sea, 22 September 1916, of (1) failing to report for city picquet, (2) being absent without leave, 20 September 1916: forfeited a total of 21 days pay. Marched out to 8th Training Bn, 17 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 December 1916; marched into 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 18 December 1916; marched out to 31st Bn, 23 December 1916; taken on strength 31st Bn, 26 December 1916. Wounded in action, 26 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 26 September 1917; transferred to No 5 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 26 September 1917; to No 20 General Hospital, 27 September 1917; embarked for England, 1 October 1917; admitted to Reading War Hospital, 2 October 1917; transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 December 1917; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 2 January 1918; marched into No 3 Command Depot, 2 January 1918. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 15 January 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 15 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT Osterley, 31 January 1918; disembarked Sydney, 15 April 1918; discharged, 16 May 1918 (medically unfit). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCULLOUGH Robert |