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HENNESSY, Victor Jerome Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 52, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1899, Selected at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Terang, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1870 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hiedelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1 March 1949, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Compartment A, Grave 221 |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Corporal, 52, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 13 Oct 1899: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 52, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles, Selected at Melbourne | |
| 20 Oct 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 52, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS Medic, Melbourne for South Africa. | |
| 11 Feb 1900: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 13 Dec 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 52, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS Orient, Capetown for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 4 January 1901. | |
| 5 Jan 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 52, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 8 Feb 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Langwarrin | |
| 15 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS Orient, Melbourne for South Africa. | |
| 28 Mar 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS Custodian, Durban for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 26 April 1902. | |
| 27 Apr 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 19 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS Manchester Merchant, Melbourne for South Africa - disembarking Durban 13 June 1902. | |
| 10 Jul 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS Drayton Grange, Durban for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 7 August 1902. | |
| 8 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer, 1st Australian Reserve Park, Captain, Melbourne | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Captain, 1st Australian Reserve Park, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Captain, 1st Australian Reserve Park, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Divisional Train, Captain | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, 4th Divisional Train, Major, SS Thermistocles, London for New York, America, then from Vancouver, Canada in SS Mankra on 1 November 1918 for return to Australia - arriving Sydney 21 December 1918. | |
| 6 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 4th Divisional Train, Major |
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