Regimental number | 1832 |
Place of birth | Antrim, Co Antrim, Ireland |
School | Antrim School, Antrim, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, Mrs Lizzie McLean, 'Lismore', Windsor Avenue, Belfast, 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 | 44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 48 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave NO. 36), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Native of Antrim, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle on HMAT 'Militades', 7 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 September 1916; taken on strength of 24th Bn, 10 November 1916. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 21 November 1916; to Cooking School, 10 July 1917; rejoined from Cooking School, 26 July 1917. Killed in action, 27 July 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |