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MADDEN, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2198 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Enlisted at Blaney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forests Reefs, New South Wales, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Forest Reefs, Blayney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Chronic Meningitis, Australia, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales Presbyterian Section, Row A, Grave 69 Commemorated by a plaque in the New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Millthorpe Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2198, Enlisted at Blaney, NSW | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2198, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2198, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the head and left arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael and Kathleen Madden of Forest REefs, Millthorpe, NSW
16 July 1917 - to hospital with Mumps
13 February 1917 - returned to Australia on board Dunluce Castle for discharge having sustained a gunshot headwound from which he never fully recovered
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal