Regimental number | 5594 |
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Perth PO, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edmund Gorman, Garrydooles, Co Limerick, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A52 Surada on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund and Margaret GORMAN, Garrydoolis, Pallasgrean, Co Limerick, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 20 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916. Admitted to Segregation Camp, Etaples, 9 January 1917; proceeded to join unit, 25 February 1917; taken on strength, 28th Bn, in the field, 28 February 1917. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh and leg), and admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 4 May 1917, and admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 5 May 1917. Transferred to England, 19 May 1917, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 20 May 1917. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth (date not recorded); marched in to AIF Headquarters, London, 23 June 1917; to No 4 Command Depot, 9 July 1917; to Overseas Training Brigade, Perham Downs, 20 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 28 October 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 9 March 1918 (shell wounds, back and head), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance. Died of wounds, 9 March 1918. Buried Chateau Rosenberg Military Cemetery Extension, 1.5 miles SSW of Messines, Belgium. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 40 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 37), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GORMAN Patrick |