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MEEHAN, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 350 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, 10 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Yalgoo, Yalgoo, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 55, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 350, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 350, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 350, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael and Ellen Meehan of Cappamore, Limerick, Ireland. Brother of Mary Meehan of Yalgoo, WA but returned to Ireland in approximatley 1915
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal