| Regimental number | 1619 |
| Place of birth | Torr Head, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | James Rennie, Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Hermies British Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 6), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Ballycastle War Memorial, Co Antrim, Ireland. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Detailed to Permanent Beach Party, Gallipoli, 8 July 1915. Joined 2nd Bn, Lemnos, from Beach Party, 24 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). On Command, Kit Bag escort to Cairo, 16 February 1916; rejoined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, from On Command, 20 February 1916. Found guilty, 4 March 1916, damaging his rifle to the extent of 3/-: admonished and ordered to pay 3/-. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. On leave to England (date not recorded); found guilty, 24 June 1916, of (1) failing to report at Waterloo Railway Station at 4 pm, 18 June, for return to France; (2) being absent on 21 and 22 June 1916: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 2 days' pay; Police Court expenses: 2/-. Found guilty, 10 July 1916, of drinking in Grand Bar, Quai du Port, Marseilles, at 4 pm, during prohibited hours, 8 July 1916: awarded 48 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Proceeded to England, 15 July 1916; rejoined 2nd Bn, in the field, Belgium, 8 September 1916. Killed in action, France, 9 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RENNIE David |
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