Regimental number | 16064 |
Place of birth | Cunnamulla, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Postal mechanic |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Dennis J MacGillicuddy, c/o Lithgow Mercury, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | 3 April 1916 |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 27 March 1916 |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/17/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 4 November 1916 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Signal Squadron Australian Mounted Division |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31728 (12 January 1920); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 (1 April 1920).
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Fate | Returned to Australia 3 July 1919 |
Discharge date | 18 September 1919 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine.
Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Malta', 3 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 18 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as John. NAA entry incorrectly lists service number as 166064. |