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William McCARTHY

Regimental number2015
Place of birthBeenleigh Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Millie McCarthy, George Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date4 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 October 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*enlist date looks incorrect on photocopy
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSouth Brisbane (Portion Roman Catholic, Plot 3/368), Brisbane
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
148
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Nora MCCARTHY; husband of Amelia MCCARTHY. Native of Beenleigh, Queensland

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