Patrick John GAFFNEY

GAFFNEY, Patrick John

Service Number: 6488
Enlisted: 2 April 1916, Dubbo, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 15 August 1888
Home Town: Wongarbon, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Parkes Street Convent
Occupation: Painter
Died: New South Wales, Australia, 10 September 1959, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales
Memorials: Peak Hill and District Great War Roll of Honor, Wongarbon War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

2 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6488, 4th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo, NSW
30 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6488, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6488, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Ellen and Patrick GAFFNEY, Corunna Road, Stanmore, New South Wales.

Wounded 29 April 1918 and invalided to Kitchener's Military Hospital Brighton, England.  Returned to Australia 2 February 1919.