William Aloysius MINAHAN

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MINAHAN, William Aloysius

Service Number:	3070
Enlisted:	26 April 1918
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Railway Unit (AIF)
Born:	Kensington, South Australia, 18 October 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Fireman
Died:	6 May 1955, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1

World War 1 Service

26 Apr 1918:	Enlisted
17 Jul 1918:	Involvement Private, 3070, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1918:	Embarked Private, 3070, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Borda, Sydney
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sapper, 3070

William Aloysius Minahan

William did his basic training with B Coy as a private with the Railway Unit. They embarked HMAT Borda from Adelaide on 17 July and disembarked in London on 28 September 1918. William served at Longmoor Depot until he returned to Australia on 24 July 1919 and was discharged on 30 August 1919. He played 5 games for West Adelaide Football Club in 1916 and 3 games in 1918 in the Patriotic League. William Minahan died on 6 May 1955 and is listed on the South Australian Railways World War One Honour Board. Source: NAA; B2455; Minahan W A; Barcode 7981135.

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National Archives of Australia - B2455, MINAHAN WILLIAM ALOYSIUS