Regimental number | 3414 |
Place of birth | Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o D Thomas, Verne Street, Northam, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J McBride, Market Street, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia, 1911 |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 53), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: John McBRIDE, Market St, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Ireland |
Family/military connections | Brother: James McBRIDE, served in the North Irish Horse; Sister: Gretta McBRIDE, served in France as a nurse. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Egypt, 1 November 1915. Admitted to hospital, Abbassia, 27 November 1915; discharged from hospital, 12 January 1916; rejoined Bn, 2 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 5 April 1916. Killed in action, Lavenie-Fleurbaix, night 30-31 May 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Robert Thompson, 'Ballymoney Heroes 1914-1918' (self published, 1999), p. 80 NAA B2455 file 1938058 |