Regimental number | 101 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | 72 Gotha Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 47 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elizabeth McConkey, 72 Gotha Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in South Africa. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (Queensland Reinforcement) |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 517 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion, Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death from cemetery records | 48 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 187 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Native of Belfast, Ireland |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Rabaul Embarked, 25 January 1915. Detailed for duty in the Department of Radio Telegraphs and Telephone, Rabaul, 3 March 1915; invalided to Australia (medically unfit). Commenced return to Australia, from Rabaul, 9 June 1915; discharged, 11 June 1915. Medal: British War Medal Died of pemphigus foliaceus. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCONKEY Peter |