John Joseph MCLOUGHLIN

MCLOUGHLIN, John Joseph

Service Number: 323
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: Siege Artillery Brigade
Born: Tipperary, Ireland, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Telegraphist
Died: Killed in Action, France, 16 November 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension
Row L, Grave No. 34 INSCRIPTION IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY YOUR PRAYERS FOR HIM EXTOL , Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, Aveluy, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915: Involvement Gunner, 323, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915: Embarked Gunner, 323, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 19 and the son of George Patrick and Mary Elizabeth McLoughlin, of 371, Rokeby Rd., Subiaco, Western Australia. His mother lived sometime at 65 Townshend Road, Subiaco, Western Australia.

36th Siege Brigade, Siege Artillery Brigade, Australian Heavy Artillery

Previous military service-Royal Australian Garrison Artillery.

Enlistment date 1 June 1915
Place of enlistment Perth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistment-Gunner
 
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 17 July 1915. Age at embarkation 18.


 

 

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