Joseph GAHAN

GAHAN, Joseph

    Service Number: 75
    Enlisted: 22 September 1914, Bundaberg, Queensland
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 5th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Bundaberg, Queensland, 12 April 1887
    Home Town: Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
    Schooling: South Bundaberg State School
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Killed in Action, Deir al-Balah, Palestine, 26 March 1917, aged 29 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Left unburied near Mahommadan Cemetery, Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial, Jerusalem Memorial, South Bundaberg School WWI Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    22 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 75, Bundaberg, Queensland
    21 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 75, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
    21 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 75, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
    27 Jun 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 75, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (scalp)
    9 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment
    26 Mar 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 75, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 75 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-03-26

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