Regimental number | 1193 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J McMaster, Walkerville Road, St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the 76th Bn, Citizen Military Forces, South Australia; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary MCMASTER, 48 Frederick Street, Maylands, South Australia. Native of Belfast, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 2 May 1915 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); transferred to England and admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, 20 May 1915 (wound slight). Returned in No 4 Draft to unit, departing A&NZ Base, Weymouth, 2 September 1915; rejoined unit, Mudros, 18 September 1916. Disembarked Alexandria, 30 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to and taken on strength of 4th Machine Gun Company, 9 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 9 June 1916. Wounded in action, 8 August 1916 (gun shot wound, right shoulder and buttock); died of wounds at 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 9 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McMASTER John Charles |