Regimental number | 233 |
Place of birth | Kingston, Co Dublin, Ireland |
School | Christian Brothers School (Catholic) |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Hospital wardsman |
Address | Queenstown, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs S Kennedy, Cumberland Street, Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
Previous military service | British Navy. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Pontville, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Field Ambulance, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Tuberculosis contracted in Cairo, died in Melbourne, Australia. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Coburg Cemetery, Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Hobart, TAS. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Transferred to Alexandria Hospital, 10 December 1914. Commenced return to Australia from Cairo on board HT 'Kyarra', 3 February 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 11 March 1915. Died of tuberculosis and pulmonary haemorrhage at Police Hospital (Australian Army Medical Corps Base Hospital), St Kilda, Melbourne, 13 March 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCABE Harry |