Regimental number | 3038 |
Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H. McStravick, Mount Perry Road, North Bundaberg, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Elizabeth MCSTRAVICK |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Undertook a previous period of service, see 729 Pte Joseph Patrick McSTRAVICK |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 27 October 1916. Found guilty, 11 November 1916, of (1) insolence to an non commissioned officer; (2) disobeying a lawful command given by his superior officer; (3) being absent from 1800 hours, 8 November 1916, until 1800 hours, 9 November 1916: award, forfeits 3 days' pay. Found guilty, 2 December 1916, of (1) refusing to obey an order given by a superior officer; (2) being absent without leave from 1015 hours, until 1045 hours, 25 November 1916; (3) escaping from an escort: awarded 10 days' detention. Found guilty, 11 December 1916, of being absent without leave from 1700 hours, until 2230 hours, 15 December 1916: forfeits 2 days' pay. Disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917, and admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital the same day. Marched into 13th Training Bn, Codford, 25 January 1917. Found guilty, 2 March 1917, of being absent without leave from 27 February 1917, until 0800 hours, 2 March 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 17 days' pay. Admitted to Group Hospital, Codford, 3 March 1917; marched into 13th Training Bn, Codford, 10 March 1917. Found guilty, 29 March 1917, of being in Trowbridge without a pass at 2100 hours, 25 March 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to Group Hospital, 6 April 1917; rejoined 13th Training Bn, 16 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 May 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 10 May 1917. Proceeded to unit, 13 May 1917, and taken on strength of 49th Bn, the same day. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917; admitted to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance, 9 June 1917; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 9 June 1917; to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 June 1917; to England, 24 June 1917; to County of Middlesex War Hospital, 24 June 1917 (gunshot wound, back and chest); to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 July 1917; discharged to furlough, 20 July 1917, and to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 August 1917. Found guilty, 14 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 1800 hours, 4 August 1917, until apprehended by Military Police in London at 2230 hours, 11 August 1917: award, admonished and forfeits 8 days' pay by Royal Warrant. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked, ; discharged Brisbane (medically unfit), 25 December 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McSTRAVICK Joseph Patrick |