Regimental number | 3344 |
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | 348 Montague Street, Albert Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs M Halpin, Edward Street, Limerick, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front. Taken on strength of 7th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916, and taken on strength, Tel-el-Kebir. Transferred to 57th Bn and taken on strength, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria on HMT 'Transylvania' and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Found guilty in the field, 30 July 1916, of being absent without leave, 5.15 pm, 27 July, to 6.30 pm, 27 July 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 10 August 1916 (septic sores, hand); transferred to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 11 August 1916; discharged to duty, 14 August 1916; rejoined unit from hospital, 15 August 1916; proceeded on leave to England, 24 January 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 15 February 1917. Admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 March 1917 (shrapnel wound, face); to Ambulance Train No 27, 27 March 1917; admitted to hospital, Rouen, 28 March 1917. Embarked Havre on HS 'Panama' and proceeded to England for further treatment, 13 May 1917; admitted to Bath War Hospital, 14 May 1917; transferred to Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, 8 June 1917; to Queen's Hospital, Sidcup, 1 August 1917; granted leave from hospital, 19 December 1917; returned to Queen's Hospital, 3 February 1918; granted leave from hospital, 28 March 1918; returned to Queen's Hospital, 3 June 1918; granted leave from hospital, 9 July 1918; returned to Queen's Hospital, 23 July 1918; granted leave from hospital, 30 July 1918; returned to Queen's Hospital, 13 August 1918; granted leave from hospital, 18 December 1918; returned to Queen's Hospital, 11 February 1919; discharged on furlough, 24 February 1919. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 March 1919; marched into No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 20 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Mahana', 25 September 1919; disembarked Sydney, 12 November 1919. Discharged Melbourne, 9 January 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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