FLAHERTY, Patrick Bryan
| Service Number: | 5090 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eton, Queensland Australia , 22 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Eton, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Eton,Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Influenza & Pneumonia Toxaemia, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 24 October 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eton War Memorial, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5090, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5090, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Involvement Driver, 5090, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5090 awm_unit: 13th Australian Infantry Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-24 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 24th October…… Bryan Patrick Flaherty was born at Eton, Queensland on 22nd September, 1891.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 13th December, 1915 as a 24 year old, single, Labourer from North Eton, Mackay, Queensland.
Private Patrick Bryan Flaherty, Service number 5090, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Star of Victoria (A16) on 31st March, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcements & disembarked at Port Said on 5th May, 1916.
He embarked from Alexandria on 7th May, 1916 on Huntspill & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 11th May, 1916. Private Flaherty was reallocated from 3rd Training Battalion (16th/9th Battalion) to 13th Training Battalion as reinforcements to 49th Battalion on 20th May, 1916. He was taken on strength of 49th Battalion in the Field on 13th August, 1916 from 4th Australian Divisional Base.
On 16th February, 1917 Private Flaherty reported sick & was admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station on 18th February, 1917. Private Flaherty was discharged to duty on 8th March, 1917 & rejoined 49th Battalion in the Field on 9th March, 1917.
Private Flaherty was written up for a Crime while in the Field – “W.O.A.S. (While on Active Service) – Absent without Leave from Tattoo 12/5.17 until noon 13/5/17.” He was awarded 72 hours Field Punishment No. 2 & a total forfeiture of 5 days pay.
He reported sick on 16th July, 1917 & was admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance on 16th July, 1917 with a sprained ankle Private Flaherty was discharged to duty on 20th July, 1917 & rejoined 49th Battalion in the Field on the same day.
On 20th July, 1917 Private Flaherty was attached to 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters & was appointed Driver to complete Establishment. He was transferred to 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters on 16th August, 1917 & was taken on strength the same day.
Driver Flaherty was On Leave to England from 11th November, 1917 & returned from Leave on 26th November, 1917.
On 14th July, 1918 Driver Flaherty was written up for an Offence “W.O.A.S. Drunkenness.” (While on active service). He was awarded 14 days Field Punishment No. 2 by Captain T. S. Leach on 18th July, 1918.
He was On Leave to England from 9th October, 1918. Driver Flaherty was admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England on 16th October, 1918 with Influenza whilst on furlough to UK. He was reported to be seriously ill on 24th October, 1918.
Driver Patrick Bryan Flaherty died at 8.30 am on 24th October, 1918 at 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England from Influenza & Pneumonia Toxaemia.
He was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/d---g2.html
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