Patrick STRANEY MM

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STRANEY, Patrick

Service Number:	771
Enlisted:	29 August 1914, 3 years with Dublin Fusiliers
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Westland Row, Dublin, Ireland, November 1889
Home Town:	Birkenhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	31 January 1925, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 7N, Site No: 13
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World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 771, 10th Infantry Battalion, 3 years with Dublin Fusiliers
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 771, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 771, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
19 Apr 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , At Pozieres 21st-23rd August, 1916, extinguished shell ignited fire on Medical Dug out, where trench mortar bombs were also stored. His quick action prevented bombs exploding and kill all inside. 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: 19 April 1917
31 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 771, 10th Infantry Battalion, 4th MD

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Lance Corporal Patrick John Joseph Straney MM 10th Battalion Australian Imperial Force. Born in Dublin. Had previously served three years with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Enlisted in August 1914. Received a bullet wound to the hip in Gallipoli. Served in France and was later gassed in Belgium. Returned to Australia in October 1918.

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