| Regimental number | 7624 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Monaghan, Co Monaghan, Ireland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Manangatang, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Winifred Marion McCague, Manangatang, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/6 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 2), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary McCAGUE; husband of Winifred Marian McCAGUE, Manangatang, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 612 Corporal James Joseph McCAGUE, 5th Bn, died of wounds, 3 November 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; disembarked Kantara, Egypt, 15 December 1917; embarked Alexandria, 18 December 1917; disembarked Southampton, England, 9 January 1918, and marched into 2nd Training Bn, Sutton Veny. Charged with being absebt without leave from midnight, 7 February, till apprehended by Military Police at Temple Meads Railway Station at 7.40, 25 February 1918: charged dismissed, 27 February 1918, on production of satisfactory documentary medical evidence. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1918; taken on strength, 8th Bn, in the field, 21 April 1918. Killed in action, 9 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCAGUE John Thomas |
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