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MCGORM, Matthew Henry
| Service Number: | 6799 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916, Enlisted in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birkenhead, SouthAustralia, 22 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharf Labourer |
| Died: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 30 January 1957, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section: Section P Drive: C Path (#): 9(34) Site Number: 336N Service Type: Burial Grant Expires: 3/06/2024 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6799, Enlisted in Adelaide | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6799, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6799, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6799, Discharged for defective hearing |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
27 July 1917 - Returned to Australia
5 December 1917 - Refused pension because he failed to attend for an examination by a specialist. He was later granted a penson of 15/- per fortnight. His residential address was Carlyle Street, Glanville
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Mother Louisa Ellen McGorm was also as Ellen Louisa McGorm and Nellie Ashby
RSL Information
Possibly the member card prior to 1935 may be missed placed
Joined at Alberton & Rosewater
30 November 1935 - Transferred to Alberton & Rosewater Residential address at the time was c/- of the Memorial Hall, Semaphore SA
Other residential addresses were Torrens Road, Alberton and his last known address was 19 Liddon Place, Portland, SA
Badges 6818 and 14808 lost