Regimental number | 609 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Marist Brothers College, Bendigo, Victoria |
Other training | Technical training, Workingmen's College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Mackenzie Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Macoboy, Mackenzie Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment; previously rejected for enlistment 'on account of operation'. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Quinn's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 15), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Mary MACOBOY, 36 Rothesay Avenue South, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Killed in action, 27 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as MACABOY. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MACOBOY Michael Francis |