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William Dennis Leslie McCARTHY

Regimental number1394
Place of birthLambton, Newcastle, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFibrous fixer
Addressc/o Miss Florence McCarthy, Teachers Training College, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinSister, Miss Florence McCarthy, Reid Park, Merryweather, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1278
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialCourtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 48), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
30
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Denis and Catherine MCCARTHY, Brixton Park Street, Canterbury, New South Wales. Native of Newcastle
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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