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O'GORMAN, Stephen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2435 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1916, Enlisted at Belmont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the head and left forearm, 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, France, 31 March 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France Plot V, Row A, Grave 36, Headstone inscription reads: Have mercy upon him Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Nar Nar Goon Commercial Bank of Australia Limited WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2435, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Belmont, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2435, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2435, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2435, 44th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the head and the left forearm | |
| 31 Mar 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2435, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2435 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Stephen O'Gorman and Johanna O'Gorman nee O'Brien of Burt Street, Boulder, WA.
During his school years he excelled in athletics.
At the time of enlistment Stephen was employed with the Commercial Bank of Australia.
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal