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Andrew Francis MADIGAN

Regimental number988
Place of birthMintaro, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressRoebourne, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height6' 1"
Weight169.5 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Mary McCormack, Hillside, Percyton, South Australia
Previous military service3rd Commonwealth Horse, South Africa
Enlistment date18 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 July 1916
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Dennis MADIGAN
Discharge date10 July 1919
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 death1 January 1928
Age at death43
Place of burialCadell Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, MADIGAN Andrew Francis

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