ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

McCormack, John Joseph

McCormack, John Joseph

Full Name: John Joseph

McCORMACK

Date of Birth: 05

–

1885

Place of birth: Hyde Park SA

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Leederville WA

Next of Kin: Father- Patrick McCormack, Mother – Hilda McCormack

Next of Kin Address: 7 Holyrood Street Leederville WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 5896

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-06-26

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-10-10

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-12-02

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed In Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 31

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial, France

22/06/1916- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
26/06/1916- To 74 Depot as Private
22/07/1916- To 28th Battalion 16th Reinforcements
21/08/1916- Admitted Clearing Hospital Blackboy Hill WA ( Measles )
2/09/1916- Discharged to Duty ex Sickness
2/12/1916- To 7th Training Battalion Rollestone England ex Australia
4/02/1917- Proceeded Overseas 2nd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone England
9/02/1917- Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
3/05/1917- Reported Missing in Action France
3/05/1917- Reported Killed in Action France ( Refer Court of Enquiry Held 26/07/1917 )

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 49822

Victory Medal – No. 49181

Memorial Scroll/Plaque – No. 328312

 

AUTHOR NOTE –

Sincere thanks to Jen THOMSON for identifying this soldier in her important Research Document ” Capel Connections “, February, 2018.