Regimental number | 792a |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
True Name | McMAHON, Horace Joseph |
School | St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gordon, via Ballarat |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Miss R. McMahon, Gordon, via Ballarat |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 820 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 27), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis Joseph and Margaret McMAHON, Gordon, Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 16 October 1915 (tonsillitis); rejoined Regiment, 19 October 1915. Killed in action, 8 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAREY Joseph |