John O'FLAHERTY

O'FLAHERTY, John

    Service Numbers: 2400, 2400A
    Enlisted: 18 August 1915, Enlisted at Cloncurry, QLD
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Croydon, Queensland, Australia, 30 September 1888
    Home Town: Croydon, Croydon, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 27 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Croydon Volunteers Roll of Honor, Croydon War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cloncurry, QLD
    5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2400, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2400, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
    4 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From 25th Battalion
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 2400A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2400A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John O'Flaherty and Ellen E. O'Flaherty nee Stanners of Famwell Street, Croydon, QLD. Later changed to his brother W. O'Flaherty of the Croydon Shire Council, QLD.

    Brother of James Augustus O'Flaherty who was killed in action on 27 September 1917 while serving with the 49th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appeares on Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 23

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

     

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