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GAFFNEY, Patrick John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6488 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6488, 4th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.