Regimental number | 6935 |
Place of birth | King's Co, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Cloncurry, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Quinlan, Rathbog, Sharravogue, Roscrae, King's Co, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cloncurry, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, February 1917 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Statutory declaration, 8 December 1916: stated that he was born 'on or about' 29 May 1876', thus giving his age as 40 years 8 months, rather than his declared age of 35 years 5 months when enlisting. War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1917, and marched into No 1 & 3 Details Camp, Parkhouse. Found guilty, Parkhouse, 31 July 1917, of being absent from early morning parade, 30 July 1917: awarded 3 days' confined to camp. Found guilty, Parkhouse, 17 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 2400, 16 August, to 1200, 17 August 1917: forfeited 1 day's pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 August 1917; taken on strength, 3rd Tunnelling Company, in the field, 5 September 1917. Admitted to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, 4 January 1918; transferred to 7th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 6 January 1918; to England, 10 January 1918, and admitted to Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolich (bronchitis). Transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 23 January 1918; discharged on furlough, 28 January 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dunvegan Castle', 13 March 1918; discharged, Brisbane (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis), 25 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KEOGH John |