Regimental number | 3165 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, M McLaughlin, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted in order to go to Ireland to bring to Australia his only unmarried sister to help care for his 6 children all under 10 years of age, his wife having died on 22 July 1915. (details from son, Rev Fr Francis McLaughlin) |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Son: VX31898 Lance Corporal Bernard Samuel McLAUGHLIN, 2/21st Bn, captured, Ambon, died as prisoner of war, aged 30, 15 June 1945. |