Regimental number | 557 |
Place of birth | Winchelsea, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Winchlesea PO, Winchlesea, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, R McConachy, Winchlesea PO, Winchlesea, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/9/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Winchelsea Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Robert and Sarah McCONACHY, Winchelsea, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |