ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

McGARRY, Robert

McGARRY, Robert

Full Name: Robert

McGARRY

Date of Birth: 09

–

1878

Place of birth: Longford

Ireland

Occupation: Engine Driver

Address: Collie WA

Next of Kin: Mother – Ann Stevenson

Next of Kin Address: 7 Dixon Row Calder Street Coatbridge Scotland

Religion: Anglican

Service Number: 1453

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-23

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli Turkey

Age at Death: 36

Burial Location: Shell Green Cemetery Gallipoli Turkey – Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 7

PREVIOUS SERVICE – 6 years –  2nd Lanarkshire Royal Engineers Volunteers Scotland
23/09/1914- Completed Application for Enrolment as an Officer Collie WA
24/09/1914- Completed Medical Examination Collie WA
24/09/1914-  To Depot Company as Corporal
1/01/1915- Reverts to Rank Private with Depot Company
15/02/1915- To 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA
22/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Itonus ” bound for Egypt
17/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
2/06/1915- Joined 11th Battalion in the field Gallipoli
6/08/1915- Killed in Action Gallipoli.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – No. 4973

British War Medal – No. 9358

Victory Medal – No. 9309

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 306495

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Collie Roll of Honour WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 63.