McCarthy, Austin –

Son of Daniel and Mary McCarthy, of 24, Delph Lane, Boothstown, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Killed by shell fire.

Personal details

  • Surname: McCarthy
  • Forename: Austin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Boothstown, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Boothstown, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 30th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 18th (3rd City) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 43736
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Atherton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: III. D. 24.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 09/11/1917 02/08/1918 27/12/1918

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