Regimental number | 4115 |
Place of birth | Limarvady, Co Derry, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Glanville, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A M McIntosh, Miller Road, Glanville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years 65 days in the Royal Artillery, British Army; 12 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, 29 September 1916. Admitted to 4th London Field Ambulance, 17 February 1917 (appendicitis); transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 18 February 1917; to Ambulance Train No 26, 19 February 1917, and admitted to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 20 February 1917. Transferred to England, 26 February 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, 27 February 1917; discharged from hospital on furlough, 12 July 1917. Marched out from No 4 Command Depot to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'New Zealand', 4 September 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 20 October 1917; discharged, Adelaide (medically unfit), 3 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McINTOSH John |