MCCARTHY, Michael
| Service Number: | 131 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Meekatharra, Meekatharra, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 131, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 131, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 131, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 21 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 131, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 131 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Patrick McCarthy of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
January 1916 Court Martialled for failing to his candle when 'Lights out' was order. Found not guilty
16 May 16 - Court Martialled:- AWOL for 1 day, disobeying a lawful commanded, using violence against a superior officer
Reduced to the rank of Private and sentenced to prison for 15 years and was sent to Havre Military Prison to serve his sentence but sentence was commuted to I.H.L.
12 February 1918 - Court Martialled for attempting to strike a Sergeant with a clenched fist. Found guilty and sentenced to 12 months I.H.L. but released from prison on 17 April 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal