Regimental number | 2514 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, H Wilcox, Wellington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/7/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Marseilles, 17 May 1916. Taken on strength, 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, 30 September 1916. Detached for Permanent Base Duty at Base (unfit for duty at front), 18 December 1916; transferred to England for PBD; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 February 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Themistocles', 4 May 1917; discharged, medically unfit (bronchitis and overage), 18 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died 1921 as the result of an accident. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Trundle Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McNALLY Arthur Henry |