MAGUIRE, Michael
| Service Numbers: | SN 1893, 1893 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion |
| Born: | Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia, 12 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Apollo Bay, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Diptheria, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1919, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Apollo Bay Cemetery, Victoria R.C. Section. Grave 12., Apollo Bay Cemetery, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Apollo Bay & District Roll of Honor WW1, Apollo Bay War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Sergeant Maguire was 34 and the husband of Olga Maguire of Apollo Bay, Victoria.
He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as Great War dead on 07/03/2017.
Biography contributed by Lisa McDonald
Michael Walker Maguire was the youngest son of Irish immigrant farmers Denis and Maria Maguire from Apollo Bay. Age 30, he left his farm and enlisted, married Olga, then departed for France two weeks later. Nine months after the wedding, daughter Jessie was born
Upon his return Michael spent a few days in Melbourne then returned to Apollo Bay. Out riding one night with his brother he was caught in a downpoor and took ill, and never recovered. Not more than two weeks back in Australia and he was gone, having most likely never having met his daughter.
Michael was posthumously discharged from the army and buried with full military honours. While accepted as a war dead, his grave was officially recognised in 2017
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