John (Mac) MCCARTHY

John (Mac) MCCARTHY Update Details

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Service Number:	684
Enlisted:	12 January 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ardfert, Kerry, Ireland, 27 April 1879
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carrier
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 September 1918, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

12 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 684, 12th Machine Gun Company
21 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 684, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 684, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne
6 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 684, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 684 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-06

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