James Henry MCGAHEY

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MCGAHEY, James Henry

Service Number:	14624
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
Born:	Wahring, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hawksburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 July 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lal Lal WWI Roll of Honor, Lal Lal War Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 14624, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 14624, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
7 Jul 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 14624, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14624 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-07

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Biography contributed by Terry Cook

The son of James and Mary Jane McGahey, of 13, Mathoura Road, Toorak, Victoria, Australia.
A 26 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 31st January 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements of the 23rd Howitzer Brigade from Melbourne on 20th May 1916 aboard HMAT Medic. On arrival in France, he transferred to the 8th Field Artillery Brigade on 6th January 1917 and served in France and Belgium. He was killed in action at Messines on 7 July 1917.

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