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MCCARTHY, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 698, 744 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Pyramid Hill, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Malvern Central State School |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 698, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 744, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 744, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 744, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 744, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 744 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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