MCCARTHY, John Henry
| Service Numbers: | 3349B, 3349 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Clermont, Isaac, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Clermont |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Asphyxia due to hanging, Clermont, Queensland, 17 December 1943 |
| Cemetery: |
Clermont Cemetery, Queensland Cemetery Section P # 19 |
| Memorials: | Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3349B, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3349, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3349, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3349B, Infantry Training Battalions, Transport to 9th Training Battalion from 11th Training Battation, Fovant. | |
| 4 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3349B, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to France to reinforce the 52nd Battalion via Southampton. | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3349B, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action in the field. Gun shot wound to thigh. With 52nd Battalion at time of wounding. | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3349B, 4th Machine Gun Company, Marched out to 4th MG Bn |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by CHRISTINE PRITCHARD
John Henry McCarthy was the eldest and only son of John McCarthy and his wife Maria (formerly Barker). His father John McCarthy was born in Tipperary Ireland and worked as a carrier. He was 33 when John Henry was born. His mother Maria was born in Wangaratta Victoria. She was 22 when John Henry was born. John Henry was born in Dubbo, New South Wales in April 1887. He was the eldest and only son of John and Maria. He had five younger sisters, Annie, Mary Catherine, Agnes Lucretia, Constance Gertrude and Lilian May.
Prior to enlisting in World War 1 John worked as a labourer and resided at Box Street, Clermont Queensland. John was 29 years and 4 months when he enlisted.
After he returned from the war he returned to his then home town of Clermont Queensland, where he lived with his mother Maria and her second husband Matt Hammerstrom.
John never married and lived out his remaining years in Clermont Queensland until 1943 when he took his own life aged 56.
John's Military records show he received
1914/15 Star
British War Medal, certificate numbered 74386.
Victory medal, certificate numbered 71188.
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