MCGARRY, Edward Joseph
| Service Number: | 4920 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kelso, New South Wales, Australia, 13 February 1880 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Fuelman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 December 1916, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4920, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4920, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4920, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Wounded in the chest by a high explosive shell. Died the next day. | |
| 13 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4920, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4920 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Edward Joseph MCGARRY (Service Number 4920) was born on 13th February 1880 at Kelso. He first worked for the NSW Government Railways as a casual fuelman at Bathurst Locomotive Depot from 14th April 1911. His designation was changed to temporary in August and permanent in October 1911. It was from this position that he was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces on 21st October 1915.
McGarry enlisted at Bathurst a week later. He claimed two years apprenticeship with Brown and Curry, Coach Painters of Bathurst. He gave his wife, Susan,, as his next of kin.
At first he was allotted to the 15th Reinforcements to the 13th Battalion. He embarked HMAT ‘Star of England’ at Sydney on 8th March 1916, reaching Egypt on 11th April. He was immediately transferred to the 4th Pioneer Battalion. In June he embarked ‘Scotian’ at Alexandria for passage He went through Marseilles to join the British Expeditionary Force in France. In September he was sick with Influenza and admitted to the 13th Australian Field Ambulance and then transferred to the Divisional Rest Station. He recovered quickly and was discharged to duty after only a few days, on 4th October.
On 12th December he was wounded in the chest by a high explosive shell and died the next day at the 38th Casualty Clearing Station, Heilly, France. He was buried in the cemetery adjacent to the hospital, 2½ miles NNE of Corbie.
Edward Joseph and Susan Ann McGarry had two sons, Edward James and Harold Stanley.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.