| Regimental number | 3725 |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Co Down, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Barman |
| Address | Bellinger Heads, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 117 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K McCall, Ocean View Hotel, Bellinger Heads, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 18th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 20 March 1916 (soft sore), and transferred same day to No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Moascar; transferred to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 21 March 1916; discharged to Base Details, 30 May 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 71 days. Embarked Alexandria, 2 August 1916; disembarked England (date not recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 7 October 1916; taken on strength, 13th Bn, in the field, 20 October 1916. Transferred to 18th Bn, 25 November 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 14 December 1916 (TB chest); transferred to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 20 December 1916 (influenza); to England, 28 December 1916, and admitted to Guildford War hospital, 29 December 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford (date not recorded); discharged on furlough, 7 February 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 22 February 1917. Transferred to 61st Bn, 23 March 1917; to 18th Bn, Fovant, 21 September 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 26 October 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 27 October 1917; discharged from hospital, and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 January 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 74 days. Commenced return to Australia for discharge (arthritis, right knee) on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 21 March 1918, for onward travel to Sydney (gonorrhoeal arthritis, right knee); discharged, Sydney (medically unfit), 23 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCALL Edward Colombus |
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