Sydney Durham MCCARTHY

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MCCARTHY, Sydney Durham

Service Number:	WX3008
Enlisted:	21 May 1940
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Portsmouth, England , 12 November 1906
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tram Conductor
Died:	Injuries, Australia, 3 December 1944, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland B D 10,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

21 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, WX3008, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
3 Dec 1944:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 1, WX3008

WW2

The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 222. Sydney was born 12th Nov 1906, and prior to the war he was a tram conductor of East Perth WA. He served in the 2nd/16th Inf Bn and rose to the rank of Warrant Officer class 1 (RSM). Unfortunately, he was injured in a training accident which caused his death 3rd Dec 1944. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.

Submitted 27 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Charles Eugene and Anne Margaretta McCarthy; husband of Maud Winifred McCarthy, of West Perth, Western Australia

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