Regimental number | 2849 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Pomborneit, Victoria |
School | Pomborneit State School No. 1031, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Pomborneit, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard McGarvie, Pomborneit, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: Private William Alfred McGARVIE, Regimental No. 4343, 8th Battalion, returned to Australia 24 June 1916; Brother: Sergeant Richard Fleming McGARVIE, Regimental No. 4264, Army Veterinary Corps Details, returned to Australia 19 June 1919; Cousin: Private David McGARVIE, Regimental No. 706, 8th Light Horse, returned to Australia 4 November 1915; Cousin: Sergeant Keith McGARVIE, Regimental No. 420, 8th Battalion, returned to Australia 29 July 1915 |
Other details | Served 557 days (443 days of which were spent abroad) |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 71 |
Place of burial | Colac Cemetery, Victoria |