| Regimental number | 1997 |
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K McFerran, Crasshybracken, Glarryford, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Family name: DOHERTY. Enlisted under mother's maiden name, McFERRAN. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 22), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 13 July 1915. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, left hand); transferred by Hospital Ship 'Delta' to No 2 General Hospital, Ghezireh, Egypt, 11 August 1915; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis (date not recorded); to New Zealand and Australian Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 14 August 1915; to 1st Australian General Hospital, 16 September 1915; to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital; discharged to duty, 8 October 1915; proceeded to join MEF, 21 October 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 21 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 3 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Ismailia, 11 January 1916 (nerves); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Convalescent Depot, 11 January 1916; to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Ghezireh; discharged to duty, 12 February 1916; rejoined Bn, Tel el Kebir, 4 March 1916. Transferred to 4th Division Artillery, 12 March 1916; taken on strength, 10th Field Artillery Brigade and posted to 37th Battery, 13 March 1916. To be Temporary Bombardier, 23 April 1916; temporary rank confirmed, 23 April 1916. Reprimanded for neglect of duty, 11 May 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. To hospital, 26 December 1916; admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 27 December 1916 (venereal disease); transferred by No 23 Ambulance Train to 1st Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 30 December 1916; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, and admitted, 2 January 1917; discharged to Australian General Base Depot, 13 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 77 days. Taken on strength, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 24 March 1917. Wounded in action, 7 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right buttock), and admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 8 April 1917; transferred same day to 9th Casualty Clearing Station; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 10 April 1917; to England, 24 April 1917, and admitted to Tooting Hill Hospital, 26 April 1917 (wound severe); to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 25 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 28 May to 12 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 July 1917; rejoined 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 8 July 1917 Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 29 September 1917; remained at duty. Promoted Corporal, 12 October 1917; Temporary Sergeant, 12 October 1917; Sergeant, 12 January 1918. Killed in action, 5 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Robert Thompson, 'Ballymoney Heroes 1914-1918' (self published, 1999), pp. 311-12 NAA B2455 file 1943665 |
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