Christopher Reid MAHONEY MM

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MAHONEY, Christopher Reid

Service Number:	4240
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gulgong, New South Wales, 9 January 1894
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	War Service Related (wounds, gas), Dubbo, New South Wales, 24 June 1939, aged 45 years
Cemetery:	Dubbo General Cemetery, NSW Catholic Section
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World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Holsworthy, New South Wales
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4240, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4240, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
25 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4240, 2nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"
9 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

"DUBBO DIGGER DEAD. Mr. Christopher Mahoney.

DUBBO, Saturday. The death occurred in the District Hospital this afternoon of Mr. Christopher Mahoney, 45, well known Dubbo returned soldier. Deceased was an invalid pensioner and suffered extensively from his war injuries. He is survived by a widow and seven children, whose ages range from 12 years to 14 months. The funeral took place in the Catholic portion of Dubbo cemetery. Deceased was given a returned-soldiers-funeral and local diggers were well represented." - from the Bathurst National Advocate 27 Jun 1939 (nla.gov.au)

"MR. C. R. MAHONEY

After a lengthy illness, Christopher Reid Mahoney, of Gipps Street, died in the Dubbo District Hospital on Saturday afternoon, aged 45 years. The late Mr. Mahoney, who was a native of Gulgong, was a returned soldier, and served throughout the war, being one of the first to enlist. He won the Military Medal, but was wounded and badly gassed. As a result of his war injuries his health was seriously affected and he had suffered for many years.

Of a quiet, unostentatious nature, he was esteemed by a large circle of friends, and the sincerest sympathy is extended to his widow and seven children, the oldest of whom is only 12. They are Bill, Patricia, Lesley, Ralph, Frank, Jocelyn and Jeanette. The late Mr. Mahoney, who also is survived by a sister, Mrs. Hosey (Sydney) and a brother, Ralph (Sydney), was a grandson of the late Christopher Reid Young, who for many years was a prominent businessman at Gulgong. The funeral took place from St. Brigid's Church on Sunday afternoon to the Catholic section of the Dubbo cemetery, where the Rt. Rev. Monsignor O'Donnell officiated at the graveside. Many returned soldiers were present and the coffin was draped with the Union Jack. C. J. Shakespeare & Son had charge of the arrangements." - from the Dubbo Liberal 27 Jun 1939 (nla.gov.au)

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