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John McMANUS

Regimental number1691
Place of birthAthlone, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address9 Longbard Street, Glebe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 11.75"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Owen McManus, Thorn Hill, Druin, Athlone, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 December 1915
Place of enlistmentJerrewa, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Proceeded overseas from England to France, 31 August 1916; taken on strength, 55th Bn, 23 August 1916.

Wounded in action, 22 October 1916 (gun shot wound, head, back, thigh, right hand); admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 October 1916; to Ambulance Train, 25 October 1916, and admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 26 October 1916; to England, 4 November 1916, and admitted to Chelmsford Red Cross Hospital; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 8 November 1916; discharged on furlough, 23 March 1917, to report to 1st Auxiliary Hospital , 29 March 1917.

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 May 1917; reached Sydney, 4 July 1917; discharged, Sydney, 13 December 1917 (medically unfit).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 January 1969
SourcesNAA: B2455, McMANUS John

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