Lawrence GAHAN

GAHAN, Lawrence

Service Number: 1568
Enlisted: 12 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Bombardier
Last Unit: 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Bundaberg, Queensland, 8 August 1896
Home Town: Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Saddler's apprentice
Died: Natural causes (aneurysm), Brisbane, Queensland, 20 June 1972, aged 75 years
Cemetery: Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials: Barolin State School HR
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World War 1 Service

12 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1568, Brisbane, Queensland
4 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1568, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
4 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1568, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney
9 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade
30 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1568, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Polygon Wood
24 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1568, 13th Field Artillery Brigade

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