Roll of Honour Patrick John McCarthy

Service number	2/400398
Rank	Lance Corporal
Unit	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Service	Australian Army
Conflict/Operation	Korea, 1950-1953
Conflict Eligibility Date	Korea, 1950-1953
Date of Death	07 October 1951
Place of Death	Korea
Cause of Death	Killed in action
Age at Death	26
Place of Association	Matraville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details	United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea
Source	AWM149 Roll of Honour cards, Korea
Notes	Lance Corporal McCarthy was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 19 Plot and Row 5 Grave No.1026

Location on the Roll of Honour

Patrick John McCarthy's name is located at panel 1 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

Roll of Honour circular

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