Regimental number | 1756 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Daylesford State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Kidds Gully, Daylesford, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, George McGuiness, Kidds Gully, Daylesford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Commonwealth Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 22.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. I), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Sarah MCGUINESS, Kids Gully, Daylesford, Victoria |
Medals |
Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: |