Regimental number | 1011 |
Place of birth | Nairn, Scotland. |
School | Public |
Age on arrival in Australia | 30 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mr Donegan, 128 Raglan Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, William McCulloch, c/o Mr Donegan, 128 Raglan Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Majorie McCULLOCH. Native of Nairn, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Found guilty, 2 May 1916, of neglect of duty; failing to keep his rifle clean: awarded 4 days' confined to camp. Found guilty, 13 May 1916, of being in bed after reveille: awarded 3 days' confined to camp. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Statement by Private W. Nolan, 2084, 32nd Bn and at present a Prisoner of War in Germany, asserts that he saw McCulloch killed on 19 July 1916; now, 11 July 1917, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 1900605: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.' Statement, 2084 Pte W. NOLAN, 32nd Bn, 16 January 1919: 'On the night of 19/20th July 1916 at Fleurbaix in enemy's 3rd line trench, he was killed outright by piece of shell, hit right through body. Same shell wounded me. I was taken Prisoner of War in morning. His body would be left in trench.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCULLOCH Alexander
Red Cross file 1900605 |