Regimental number | 2417 |
Place of birth | Kilcommon, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rosewood via Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Gorman, Kilcommon, Tipperary, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 30 September 1916. Found guilty, at sea, 10 October 1916, of disobeying an order of a Commanding Officer: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 November 1916. Found guilty, Hurdcott, 2 December 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 28 November to 7:00 am, 30 November 1916: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited 8 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916; marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 22 December 1916; marched out to unit, 6 December 1917; taken on strength of 55th Bn, 8 February 1917. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to 5th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 15 June 1917 (PUO); to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 June 1917; to 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, 4 July 1917; to No 3 Convalescent Depot, 10 July 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 17 July 1917. Marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 18 July 1917; marched out to unit, 31 July 1917; rejoined unit from hospital, 1 August 1917. Found guilty, 5 September 1917, of disobedience: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 28 September 1917; admitted to 37th Field Ambulance and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 29 September 1917 (shrapnel wound to hand); to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 30 September 1917; to England, 5 October 1917; admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England, 5 October 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 10 October 1917; discharged from hospital and granted leave, 16 October to 30 October 1917. Failed to report to Base and declared absent without leave, 30 October 1917; declared illegal absentee, 22 November 1917. Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 1 April 1920 in consequence of desertion: forfeited pay, 30 October to 1 April 1920. Medals: none (not eligible for War Medals) |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GORMAN James |