Francis John McCARTHY

Regimental number12558
OccupationAccountant
Next of kinWife, Mrs Wilhelmina McCarthy, Williamson Street, Cambridge
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1916
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 25), Kantara, Egypt
Other details

War service: Egypt

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 2

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