Regimental number | 3957 |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bourke Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 180 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M.M. Monahan, Bourke Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 14 February 1916. Discharged from 1st Stationary Hospital, 2 April 1916. Transferred to 45th Bn, 2 May 1916; taken on strength of 45th Bn, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Found guilty, of (1) drunkenness; (2) being absent from "marching off" parade at 1715 hours: award, forfeits 4 days' pay. Admitted to 1st Anzac Corps Rest Station, 30 August 1916; transferred to No 3 Canadian Field Ambulance, 31 August 1916; to No 44 Casualty Clearing Station, no date stated (rheumatism); to No 57 Ambulance Train, no date stated; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 3 September 1916 (myalgia); to No 7 Convalescent Depot, 7 September 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, 15 September 1916. Classified as only fit for Permanent Base service due to chronic rheumatism, 28 April 1917. Admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 9 October 1917, from 4th Australian Divisional Headquarters; transferred to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 9 October 1917 (haemorrhoids); to England, 16 October 1917; to Central Military Hospital, Chatham, 16 October 1917; discharged to furlough, 14 November 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 29 November 1917. Reclassified C1, 3 December 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 December 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Balmoral Castle', 1 February 1918; no date of disembarkation stated; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 8 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MONAHAN Michael |