Regimental number | 988 |
Place of birth | Mintaro, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Roebourne, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 169.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Mary McCormack, Hillside, Percyton, South Australia |
Previous military service | 3rd Commonwealth Horse, South Africa |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Dennis MADIGAN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 5 February 1916 (influenza); discharged, 14 February 1916; rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 15 February 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 5 May 1916, of being absent from parade: awarded 7 day's confined to camp. Found guilty, 14 May 1916, of being absent from Commanding Officer's Parade: awarded 14 days' confined to barracks, and forfeits 7 days' pay. Attached to 8th Bde Headquarters for police duties, 8 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. On leave to the United Kingdom, 4 May 1917; rejoined unit, 19 May 1917. Found guilty, 4 June 1917, of drunkenness on 10 May 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Still detached to 8th Bde Headquarters, 6 March 1918. Wounded in action and admitted to No 4 Field Ambulance, 24 April 1918 (gassed); transferred to No 4 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 April 1918; to No 5 Ambulance Train, 25 April 1918; to No 6 General Hospital, 26 April 1918; to England, 28 April 1918; to Reading War Hospital, 29 April 1918 (gas shell, severe); to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 6 June 1918; discharged to furlough, 7 September 1918. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 September 1918. Admitted to hospital, 22 September 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from hospital, 29 September 1918. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 15 October 1918 (Grade B1A2). Marched into Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 12 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 14 March 1919; discharged Adelaide, 10 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Cadell Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MADIGAN Andrew Francis |