Sydney Durham MCCARTHY

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
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

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

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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