James Phillip AHERN

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Service Numbers:	2576, 2576B
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Adelaide South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide South Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Aldgate, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Heath Cemetery (Special Memorial 8), Harbonnieres, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Aldgate Honour Board, Aldgate War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide South Australia
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
11 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2576B, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2576B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-11
Date unknown:	Involvement 2576, 10th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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His brother John Joseph Ahern also of the "Fighting 10th" returned to Australia, 12 April 1919.

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