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John Strain McCARTY

Regimental number5163
Place of birthHorait, Victoria
Place of birthKoroit, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
AddressCoulstock Street, Warrnambool, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs S McCarty, Coulstock Street, Warrnambool, Victoria
Previous military serviceBrother of William Woodroff McCarty, Lance Corporal, No. 4880. Killed in action, Military Medal.
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 9), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
73
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard John and Sarah Jane McCARTY, 7 Banyan Street, Warrnambool, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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