Regimental number | 834 |
Place of birth | Boggabri, New South Wales |
School | Gunnedah Convent School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wee Waa Street, Boggabri, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Father, T McGuire, Boggabri, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a Trooper in the 1st Australian Light Horse. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 42 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Joseph's Catholic Church (Station of the Cross 8: presented by T McGUIRE in memory), Gunnedah, New South Wales. Parents: Thomas and Emma McGUIRE, Boggabri, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 533 Pte George Francis McGUIRE, 7th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 9 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 4 May 1916; found guilty, Fremantle, 23 May 1916, of disobedience of orders in that he brought spiritous liquors aboard ship: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1916. Admitted to 11th Field Ambulance, 17 January 1917 (scabies); transferred to NZ Casualty Clearing Station, 18 January 1917; discharged to duty, 23 January 1917. Admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 3 February 1917 (scabies); discharged same day to Divisional Rest Station; admitted to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 February 1917; Wounded in action, 16 April 1918; died of wounds, same day, 41st Casualty Clearing Station. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |