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MAHER, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5369 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Dandaragan, WA, 18 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Walkaway, Geraldton-Greenough, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Hollywood Repatriation Hosptial, Nedlands, WA, 3 September 1967, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Walkaway Greenough Road Board District Roll of Honor, Walkaway Irwin and Greenough and Districts Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, Reinforcements WW1 | |
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| 20 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5369, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5369, Mining Corps, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5369, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5369, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Maher (Snr.), who was of Aboriginal descent, and Emily Maggs.