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Arthur John McGANN

Regimental number10035
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStoreman packer
Address122 Lyons Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 8"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, John William McGann, 122 Lyons Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed 13th Company, Australian Army Medical Corps, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Place of enlistmentBallarat, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameInfantry Brigade 6, Field Ambulance 6, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 30 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 22 November 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Kent Fedorowich
Discharge date26 September 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 22 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 9 January 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 26 September 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 February 1978
Age at death80
Place of burialCohuna Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, McGANN Arthur John

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