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O'LOUGHLIN, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 620 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 5 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Byford, Western Australia, 5 December 1926, aged 41 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section HC, Grave 0322 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 620, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 620, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 620, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, In France | |
| 11 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 620, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to neurasthenia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward O'Loughlin and Ellen O'Loughlin nee Connolly of Mary Street, Perth, WA.
Husband of Sarah O'Loughlin nee O'Shanassy C/- Ratchford, 'Dalmar', Boulder Road, Kalgoorlie, WA. John and SArah married during 1916c in Kalgoorlie, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking a Albany, WA on 22 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal