Regimental number | 631 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Porter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6'3" |
Weight | 196 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie McCullough, Sunny Bank, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Enoggera, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5472 Pte Gerald McCULLOUGH, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1917; 6365 Pte Robert Dixon Gordon McCULLOUGH, 25th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 5 June 1916; disembarked Southampton, 23 July 1916. Proceeded to France, 28 November 1916. Admitted to 76th Field Ambulance, 23 June 1917 (gun shot wound, head); discharged to duty, 23 June 1917; temporarily promoted to rank of T/Corporal, 2 September 1917; revert to rank of Private, 2 January 1918. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 June 1918, and transferred to 5th Casualty Clearing Station (influenza); to 41st Ambulance Train, 7 June 1918; to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 8 June 1918; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 15 June 1918; discharged to Australian Infantry Base Depot, Rouelles, 19 June 1918; marched out, 23 June 1918. Transferred to 41st Bn and taken on strength, 14 October 1918; moved out from field, 2 April 1919. Proceeded to England from Infantry Base Depot, 7 April 1919; marched into No 3 Group, Codford, 8 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Wahehe', 10 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 July 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane. Discharged, 18 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCULLOUGH John |