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O'FLAHERTY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6075 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Croydon, Queensland, Australia, 20 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Croydon, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 September 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Croydon Volunteers Roll of Honor, Croydon War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6075, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6075, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6075, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 6075, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6075 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Flaherty and Ellen E. O'Flaherty nee Stanners of Famwell Street, Croydon, QLD. Later changed to his brother W. O'Flaherty of the Croydon Shire Council, QLD
Brother of John O'Flaherty who was killed in action on 28 July 1916 while serving with the 9th Battalion and has no known grave, his name appears on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal