| Date of birth | |
| True Name | McCONAGHY, David McFie |
| School | Superior Public and Grammar Schools, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | Box 1140, G.P.O. Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Father, David McConaghy, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | LT (HON CAPT) |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Promotions |
Major Unit: 3rd Battalion Promotion date: Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 3rd Battalion Promotion date: Captain Unit: 3rd Battalion Promotion date: |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', third Supplement, No. 29522 (27 March 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 79 (6 July 1916). |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 31), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Mary P. McCONAGHY. Native of Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, 7 May 1915. Wounded in action (slightly) (second occasion), 6-9 August 1915; remained at duty. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 5 September 1915, and transferred to 1st Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 9 September 1915 (enteritis); to 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 October 1915 (debility/dysentery); to Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 30 October 1915. Joined 3rd Bn as Commanding Officer, Tel el Kebir, 9 January 1916. Transferred to 55th Bn, 21 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 December 1917. Transferred to 54th Bn as Commanding Officer, 18 December 1917. Wounded in action, 9 April 1918 (lower left leg), and admitted to 41st Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 9 April 1918. Medals: Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George, Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCONAGHY David |
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