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LANDRIGAN, Maurice
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5399 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5399, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5399, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
CONSEQUENCES OF HIS SERVICE
Was hospitalized in France and England for 3.5 months with pleurisy and hypertrophy of the heart, contracted while serving on the Somme, France. Due to exposure. Invalided back to Australia 1917 75% incapacitated. Discharged as permanently unfit November 1917.
Maurice died 29 August 1924, aged 31 years, leaving a wife and three year old son.
Submitted 2 February 2023 by Patricia Schroeder