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MCEVOY, Hector Norman
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1961, 1961A |
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Enlisted: | 15 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Died of wounds, 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 17 December 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row C, Grave 102 Chaplain F.H. Durnford officiated Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1961, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1961, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1961, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
29 Oct 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 19th Battalion | |
3 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1961, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the chest and left arm and invalided to Alexandria on 10 December 1915 on board HS Dongola | |
17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 1961A, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1961A awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh and Mary EMily McEvoy of 'Esmeralda', Tamar Street, Marrickville, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to R. Wall & Sons of Sydney for over 4 years
Also served in the Militia and Senior Cadets