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DWYER, Patrick Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1178 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Jericho, Queensland, Australia, 4 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Jericho, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Alton Downs War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1178, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1178, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lorraine McMahon
Patrick was the eldest of nine known children born to Patrick and Elizabeth Dwyer. He entered the butchering profession alongside his father in Rockhampton, Queensland, prior to enlisting. (Source: Qld BDM)
According to Australian Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing files, he was in action near Bullecourt in the open near a railway embankment. Close by was a large dump of bombs into the middle of which the Germans dropped a shell. The dump exploded and twelve soldiers including Patrick were killed along with several British soldiers. Patrick’s remains were not recovered.
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