Regimental number | 3117 |
Place of birth | Herberton, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kairi via Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Neil McGeehan, Kairi via Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of varicocele) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 23 September 1919; disembarked Sydney, 10 November 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Brisbane, 28 June 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Nudgee Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McGEEHAN Joseph |