Regimental number | 1993 |
Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | 33 Bent Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E McCabe, 33 Bent Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in 6th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery; 6 months in the 24th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 22 June 1915. Admitted to Field Ambulance, 29 June 1916; transferred to HS 'Nile', 1 July 1915, and admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Cairo, 10 July 1915 (colitis and epilepsy). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Themistocles', 13 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: epilepsy [pre-existing condition]), Sydney, 17 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCABE Mathew Palmer |