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MAHONY, Eugene Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 72 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | De la Salle College, Armidale; Ben Venue Public School, New School Wales |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Died of wounds - back and spine, At sea (HS Galeka), 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" At sea Lone Pine Memorial Panel 16, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Armidale Ben Venue Public School Roll of Honour, Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 72, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 72, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 72, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 72, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 72 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael and Henrietta Mahony of Aarmidale, NSW. Brother of Bernard Mahony who was killed in action on 7 August 1917 while serving with the 13th Field Artillery Brigade and is buried in the Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Plot V111, Row D, Grave 5
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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