Regimental number | 356 |
Place of birth | Cushendun, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Antrim, Ireland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose McCurdy, Cushenden,Antrim, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Transferred to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 24 December 1916. To hospital, 10 February 1917 (pyrexia); rejoined unit, 18 February 1917. Marched out to 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 6 May 1917; marched into 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 9 May 1917 (unfit for tunnelling). Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn, 25 May 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Pioneer Bn, 26 May 1917. Admitted to Central Military Hospital, Belfast, whilst on leave, 15 September 1917 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 11 January 1918; discharged, 16 January 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 January 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 18 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT Durham Castle, 10 March 1918; discharged, 14 June 1918 (medically unfit, gastritis). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCURDY James |