Regimental number | 3302 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Beltana, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Terisa McKenna, Rock Mount, Finglas, County of Dublin, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 27th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Middle East Joined Isolation Camp, Moascar, 20 June 1917; taken on strength 3rd Training Regiment, 29 July 1917. Detached to Railway Construction, Kantara, 25 August 1917. On strength, Australian Section, 116th Company, Royal Engineers, Esdud, 23 December 1917. Joined 9th Light Horse Regiment, Eastern Expeditionary Force, 30 August 1918. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 10 September 1918; transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 20 September 1918 (pleurisy); to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 21 September 1918; to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, 5 December 1918; to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, 16 January 1919 (malaria). Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Euripides', 14 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 15 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), 12 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKENNA Peter Joseph |