Henry Benard O'FLAHERTY

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O'FLAHERTY, Henry Benard

Service Number:	5765
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, Enlisted at Fremantle, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, 1875
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Barman
Died:	Nedlands, Western Australia, 22 April 1942, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Mon CC, Grave 0428
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World War 1 Service

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5765, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Fremantle, WA
18 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5765, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
18 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5765, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle
21 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5765, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Name sometimes spelt as Henry Benard O'Flaherty instead of Henry Lenard O'Flaherty. NAA has his name as Henry Bernard O'Flaherty.

Son of John O'Flaherty and Annie O'Flaherty nee Guinan of Albany, WA.

Husband of Ellen Jane O'Flaherty nee Dyer of Bellevue Terrace, Fremantle, WA. Hnery and Ellen married during 1900c in Fremantle, WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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