Regimental number | 962 |
Place of birth | Newbridge, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Fuelman |
Address | 5 Cross Street, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs P.J. McCann. 5 Cross Street, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter John and Mary MCCANN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915. Found guilty, 29 June 1915, of (1) hesitating to obey an order; (2) conduct prejudice to good order and discipline: award, forfeits 1 day's pay. Admitted to HS 'Sicilia', 7 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 12 August 1915; transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 13 August 1915 (gunshot wound, calf); to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 13 August 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 30 September 1915; to Zeitoun, 30 October 1915. Marched into 1st Training Bn, no date stated. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 15 April 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 9 British Red Cross Hosptial, Calais, no date stated (pyrexia); to England, 15 May 1916; to No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 16 May 1916 (valvular disease of the heart); to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 25 May 1916; to Tidworth Hospital, 26 June 1916. Found guilty, No 1 Command Depot, 31 July 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 23 July 1916, until 27 July 1916: award, admonished and forfeits 4 days' pay by Royal Warrant. To be Temporary Sergeant on the Permanent Staff of No 1 Command Depot, 25 October 1916. Classifed Class B1A, Perham Downs, 20 December 1916. Reverts to the rank of Private at ceasing of duty on Permanent Staff of No 1 Command Depot, 6 April 1917. Marched into Hardening and Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 11 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 23 May 1917. Rejoined 3rd Bn, 10 June 1917. Promoted Lance Corporal, 18 July 1917. Deatched to 1st Infantry Bde Musketry School, 5 September 1917; rejoined unit, 11 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 10 November 1917, and admitted to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, face); discharged to duty, 14 November 1917, and rejoined unit the same day. Detached to 1st Infantry Bde Class of Instruction, 20 December 1917; rejoined unit, 1 February 1918. On leave in the United Kingdom, 22 February 1918; rejoined unit, 12 March 1918. Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 24 June 1918, but remained on duty. On leave to the United Kingdom, 17 July 1918; married Lily Maud Luff, St Barnabas Church, Lambeth, 24 July 1918; rejoined unit, 11 August 1918. Wounded in action (4th occasion), 23 August 1918; admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 August 1918 (gassed); transferred to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 24 August 1918; to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 August 1918; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 24 August 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 30 August 1918; discharged to Base Details, 2 September 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Harve, 4 September 1918. Proceeded to England, 22 September 1918 (Class B2); marched into No 2 Command Depot, 23 September 1918, and marched out to 75 days' furlough the same day. Granted leave with pay and subsistence for non-military employment in United Kingdom, 7 February 1919; reports to Headquarters, 7 August 1919, and placed on indefinite leave until recalled for family ship. Marched into Salvage Depot, 30 October 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Megantic', 9 January 1920; disembarked Sydney, 27 February 1920; discharged Sydney (termination of period of enlistment), 12 March 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | England |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCANN William Vincent |