MAHER, Patrick Joseph
| Service Number: | 113 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1915, Grafton, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harwood Island, New South Wales, Australia, 20 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maclean Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maclean Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 113, Grafton, New South Wales | |
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| 24 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 113, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 113, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 113, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 113, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 113, 26th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre |
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"Official advice was received during the week that Pte. Patrick Joseph Maher (Grafton) was killed in action on April 17 in France. The deceased soldier enlisted on April 1, 1915, and after participating in the Gallipoli campaign, where he was wounded, went to France." - from the Lismore Northern Star 10 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
"ROLL OF HONOR.
MAHER.— Killed in action in France, 16th April, Patrick Joseph, second youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Maher, 19 Duke street, Grafton, aged 24 years 3 weeks and 4 days.
A hero laid beneath the sod, With honor has returned to God.
He's laid aside his gun and sword And gone to claim his just reward. Inserted by his sorrowing father, mother, sisters, and brother.
RETURN THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. P. MAHER and FAMILY wish to return sincere thanks for kind expressions of sympathy and cards received in their recent sad bereavement." - from the Grafton Daily Examiner 17 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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