MCCARTHY, Horace William
| Service Number: | 2736 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yatala, South Australia, 15 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Eden Hills, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illnes, Phthisi, Killed In Action, Fovant Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, France, 8 May 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2736, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2736, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2736, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 May 1918: | Involvement 2736, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2736 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-05-08 |
Help us honour Horace William McCarthy's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 8th May.......Horace William McCarthy was born at Yatala, South Australia in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 26th July, 1915 as a 24 year old Clerk from Eden Hills, South Australia.
Private Horace William McCarthy married Elsie Mary Lyne on 15th September, 1915. He embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on 27th October, 1915 & disembarked at Egypt then to England.
Private McCarthy was promoted to Temporary Corporal on 1st April, 1916 while in England then promoted to Corporal on 24th January, 1917 while posted at Tidworth, Wiltshire.
Corporal McCarthy was promoted to Acting Lance Sergeant on 21st February, 1917 at Rollestone, Wiltshire.
Acting Lance Sergeant was attached to Permanent Cadre of 6th Training Battalion at Fovant, WIltshire on 21st November, 1917.
Lance Sergeant Horace William McCarthy was admitted to the Military Hospital at Fovant, Wiltshire on 8th May 1918 but died at 7.55 pm on 8th May from Phthisis. He was buried in Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Wiltshire where 27 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/compton-chamberlayne.ht…
Click images to start slideshow.