Regimental number | 44 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Parsons Point, Gladstone, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ann Brophy, Parsons Point, Gladstone, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt. Embarked, Sydney, 5 June 1916. Admitted to Government Hospital (influenza), Suez, Egypt, 6 July 1916; transferred to Cairo, 22 September 1916; admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital (rheumatism), 20 November 1916; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 21 November 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ayrshire, 2 November 1916, for discharge; disembarked, Sydney, 3 January 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 31 January 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROPHY Michael James |