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MCCARTHY, William Dennis Leslie (William Denis Leslie)
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1394 |
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Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Later issued with service number 1278 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Cooks Hill School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Fibrous Builder |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli Peninsula, Dardanelles Turkey, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial, Grave 48 Headstone Inscription "THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT", Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balmain War Memorial, Newcastle (Gardner Memorial) War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1394, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Later issued with service number 1278 | |
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11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1394, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1394, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
18 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1394, 1st Infantry Battalion, Killed in action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Denis and Catherine McCARTHY, of Brixton Park St., Canterbury, New South Wales. Native of Newcastle.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Florence McCarthy, Reid Park, Newcastle, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal