Regimental number | 526 |
Place of birth | Thorpdale, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | North Western Road, St Arnaud, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Fletcher, North Western Road, St Arnaud, Victoria |
Previous military service | Mis Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 93 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Salvage Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4018 Driver Herbert James Victor TIERNEY, 2nd Field Artilley Brigade, returned to Australia, 4 November 1915; Uncle: 941 Lance Corporal Arthur TIERNEY, 1st Anzac Bn, Imperial Camel Corps, returned to Australia, 2 March 1919. |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kashmir;, 9 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 30 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 29 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Mildura Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TIERNEY George Sydney Harold |