John William AHERN

AHERN, John William

    Service Numbers: 23042, Officer
    Enlisted: 24 January 1916, Townsville, Queensland
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Warwick, Queensland, 29 May 1892
    Home Town: Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Natural causes, Balaklava, South Australia, 13 November 1981, aged 89 years
    Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
    Harmony Wall 89, Niche E003
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    World War 1 Service

    24 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 23042, Townsville, Queensland
    11 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 23042, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
    11 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 23042, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
    10 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 9th Field Artillery Brigade
    9 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    18 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 23042, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, Shell wound (chest)
    25 Dec 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    1 Apr 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    2 Jan 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    2 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    16 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Field Artillery Brigade

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    Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

    'Mr. and Mrs. M. Ahern, Canning-street, Warwick, have been officially informed that their son, Bombardier John Ahern, has been wounded in action in France. Bombardier Ahern left for the Front in May, 1916, and had been in France for the last six months.' from The Brisbane Courier 4 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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