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LONERGAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1693 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Upper Cahir, Abby, Tipperary, Ireland, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Cahir School, Tipperary, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1693, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1693, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1693, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1693, 48th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
48th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 2nd Reinforcement
Age on arrival in Australia 25
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Mary Lonergan, c/o Mrs M Galivan, Reahill, Ballylooby, Cahir, Tipperary, Ireland.
Enlistment date 2 March 1916
48th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/65/3
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Age at embarkation 31
War service: Western Front
He is one of three Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Cahir War Memorial.
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