| Regimental number | 3861 |
| Place of birth | Stebban, Ireland |
| Other Names | McDADE |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Redfern, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Mrs E M Smith, 3 Furlough Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Other details |
War Service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 13th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 4 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, France, 7 August 1916. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), Somme, France, 29 August 1916; admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 30 August 1916 (severe gun shot wound, chest); invalided to England, 13 September 1916; admitted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital, 13 September 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hosptial, Harefield, 17 November 1916; discharged on furlough, 29 November 1916; re-admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 12 December 1916. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 January 1917. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT ‘Benalia’, 13 February 1917; disembarked Sydney, 10 April 1917; discharged, 21 May 1917 (medically unfit, gun shot wound right side of chest). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McDEDE Joseph |