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MCCARTHY, John Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2227 |
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| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Berridale, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cootralantra, Snowy River, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Berridale War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2227, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2227, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, The London Gazette 4th Supplement number 30095 25th May 1917 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette number 174 11th October 1917 Recommended by Lt Gen Sir William Birdwood | |
| 15 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2227, 56 Infantry Battalion AMF, Return to Australia on Beltane Disembarked in Australia |
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