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MEEHAN, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1728 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ultima, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 28 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1728, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1728, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: On several occasions exhibited great pluck and daring in smothering enemy's bombs that fell into trenches at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, 1st September to 20th December, 1915. Source: Commonwealth Gazette No. 62 Date: 19 April 1917 | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 17th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1728, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1728 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick and Ellen (nee Hampson)Meehan
Husband of Elsie May Meehan of 29 Bannister Lane, Ultimo, NSW; father of Violet May Meehan, Albert Patrick Meehan
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal