Patrick Michael
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Personal Information | |
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Date of Birth | 14 Jul 1896 |
Place of Birth | Gympie, Queensland |
Death | 25 May 1951 |
Place of Death | Wubin, Western Australia |
Age at Enlistment | 27 years old (was actually 20) |
Description | 5'7" (1.70m) tall; weight 124 lbs (56.2kg); bronze black complexion, grey eyes, black hair. |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Address | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
Next of Kin | Mother Mrs Ann Martin |
Military Information | |
Reg Number | 331 |
Date of Enlistment | 10 Feb 1916 |
Rank | Private |
Unit/Formation | 44th Battalion, B Company transferred to 28th Battalion / 7th Brigade, 2nd Division |
Date of Embarkation | 6 Jun 1916 - 21 Jul 1916 |
Ship Embarked On | HMAT A29 Suevic |
Date of Return | 21 Jul 1917 - 11 Sep 1917 |
Ship Returned On | HMAT A14 Euripides |
Fate |
Wounded in Action 3-6 Nov 1916, Gueudecourt Returned to Australia |
Monument | Jarrahdale |
Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
Electoral Roll entries - #2288 1914 timber worker, East Kirupp. District of Swan, subdistrict Collie.
Patrick has been identified as an Indigenous Australian through the Australian War Memorial Project.
War Service
Immediately after entering camp, Patrick is allocated to the 44th Battalion's B Company.
On 18 Aug 1916 Patrick was charged with being AWOL from 12:00pm 10 Aug 1916 until he reported at 2:15pm on 11 Aug 1916. Awarded 1 day of No.2 Field Punishment, 7 days confined to barracks and forfeited 2 days pay. On 19 Sep 1916 he was charged with being Absent from Church Parade at 9:00am 17 Sep 1916 at Rollestone, for which he received 7 days Confined to Barracks and fined £1/15/- ($3.50).
On arrival in England Patrick was assigned to the 7th Training Battalion, and on 14 Oct 1916 he proceeded overseas to France from Folkestone aboard HMT Victoria. Along with 46 other reinforcements, Patrick joined the 28th Battalion on 30 Oct 1916 at Dernacourt on the Somme where they were in billets.
On 3 Nov 1916 the 28th Battalion relieved the 53rd in the front line trenches. The trenches were in poor order, with between 1 and 3 feet (300mm - 1m) of mud in them. On 5 Nov 1916 they attacked the German front line trenches known as Gird Trench, suffering heavy losses (59 killed, 172 wounded and 50 missing). Patrick received a gunshot wound to his left wrist during the battle that was to be known as Gueudecourt. Treated by the 5th Field Ambulance on 5 Nov 1916, and then the 3rd Stationary Hospital in Rouen on 8 Nov 1916.
On 10 Nov 1916 Patrick was embarked on HMHS Carisbrook Castle at Le Havre for England, and was admitted to the 3rd London General Hospital the next day. Transferred to the King George's Hospital on 17 Jan 1917 and not released to No 4 Command Depot in Wareham until 7 Mar 1917. Transferred to No. 3 Command Depot at Hurdcott 10 days later. The bones fractured in his arm did not reunite, and thus he was sent back to Australia.
Discharged 5th Military District 20 Nov 1917.
Post War
WW2 War Service
Patrick Richard Michael[1] enlisted from Swanbourne and served in World War Two from 1939-1948 with the service number W26672.
References
- ↑ National Archives of Australia: Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, MICHAEL PATRICK RICHARD : Service Number - W26672 : Date of birth - 14 Jul 1896 : Place of birth - GYMPE QLD : Place of enlistment - SWANBOURNE WA : Next of Kin - MARTIN ANN, W26672