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John William McILVEEN

Regimental number50
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Address'Ayr', Lower Burdekin, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 6.75"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, J McIlveen, 3 Bellevue Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the 5th Scottish Volunteer Regiment.
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Place of enlistmentTownsville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Field Ambulance, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
FateReturned to Australia 3 February 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)3rd Field Ambulance
Discharge date11 March 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Reduced to the ranks from Lance Corporal for being absent without leave from camp, 10 September 1914.

Embarked Brisbane, 25 September 1914; awarded 4 days' detention for refusing to obey a lawful order, 7 December 1914.Awarded 144 hours' detention, 28 December 1914, for being absent without leave from camp, 26 December 1914.

Awarded 28 days' detention for, when in confinement, escaping, Mena Camp, 28 December 1914: sentence to be concurrent with previous sentence.

Report by OC Company: 'His conduct since joining has been bad and his influence on the younger men of the Corps is maleficent. He is an old Imperial soldier and is skilled in the avoidance of punishment.'

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Kyarra', 3 February 1915 (misconduct); arrived Melbourne, 11 March 1915; discharged, Melbourne, 11 March 1915, for disciplinary reasons.

File marked: 'Automatically forfeits medals'.
SourcesNAA: B2455, McILVEEN John William

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