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GROGAN, Michael Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3058, 3058A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, March 1883 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook's assistant |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3058, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3058, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3058, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3058A, 33rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Grandson of transported Irish Rebels
Joined AIF 1916--33rd Battalion .
On Enlistment noted next of Kin as Aunty Anne Moriarty of Bondi.
Who's son Joseph Fitzgerald Jordan Moriarty (cousin) had already enlisted.
It is said the family was against any Enlistment to fight for the British -as their Great Grandfathers William Grogan & Nicholas Jordan were transported convicts as Irish Rebels.
It is assumed this is why he put down Ann Moriarty as his next of kin..
Submitted 15 April 2020 by John McElroy