MCLOUGHLIN, John Joseph
Service Number: | 323 |
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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 |
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: '' | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 323, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography 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.