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Michael James BROPHY

Regimental number44
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressParsons Point, Gladstone, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ann Brophy, Parsons Point, Gladstone, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Place of enlistmentRockhampton, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 November 1916
Discharge date31 January 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked, Sydney, 5 June 1916.

Admitted to Government Hospital (influenza), Suez, Egypt, 6 July 1916; transferred to Cairo, 22 September 1916; admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital (rheumatism), 20 November 1916; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 21 November 1916.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ayrshire, 2 November 1916, for discharge; disembarked, Sydney, 3 January 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 31 January 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BROPHY Michael James

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