| Regimental number | 877 |
| Place of birth | Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Ireland |
| School | Secon National, Ballymomey Model Schools, Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Address | Munbilla, Fassifern, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary McBride, Secon, Ballymoney, Ireland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 42nd Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 16), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Ballyrashane Presbyterian Church, Co Antrim, Ireland. Parents: David and Mary MCBRIDE, Secon, Ballymoney, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 5 June 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 23 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 November 1916. Admitted to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 1 January 1917 (mumps); rejoined unit, 22 January 1917. Promoted Corporal, 31 March 1917. Transferred to England, 6 July 1917, as drill instructor, 6th Training Bn, Fovant.Admitted to Hurdcott Hospital, 6 November 1917 (tonsillitis); rejoined unit, 15 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, March 1918. Killed in action, 5 April 1918 (struck in the neck by a piece of shell that cut the jugular vein; died shortly thereafter). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Robert Thompson, 'Ballymoney Heroes 1914-1918' (self published, 1999), p. 313. NAA B2455 file 1938029 |
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