MAGARRY, Walter
| Service Number: | 50 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Goondiwindi State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (Enteric fever), Greece, 12 October 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 35, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goondiwindi War Memorial, Moree & District Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 50 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-10-12 |
Walter MAGARRY
Walter was my great grand uncle and was born in Goondiwindi on the 10th May, 1887. He was a labourer but also a 'scrubber' (someone who rides their horse at great speed into the scrub to move on any cattle or horses that might be in the scrub).
He trained at Thompson's paddock Enoggera Brisbane before leaving by train to Sydney where he boarded the 'HMAT A34 Persic" for the middle east on the 21st December, 1914. He was in the second convoy of ships to leave Albany, Western Australia. They left on the 31st December, 1914, New Year's eve arriving in Egypt 1st February, 1915.
Walter died at the Mudros Military Hospital in Lemnos on the 12th October, 1915. He was 27 years old, and is buried in the East Mudros Cemetery Lemnos, Greece.
Medals: 1914/1915 Star, British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.
Submitted 31 July 2015 by Lynette Jones
Biography
Parents: William and Margaret MAGARRY, Goondiwindi, Queensland
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