CANTY, Patrick John
| Service Number: | 2295 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gordon, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 16 September 1926, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Boorowa War Memorial, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2295, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2295, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Proud Great Nephew
My story begins with a brief overview of my relationship to Pvt. Patrick John Canty.
My Father John Francis Canty was born in Gordon in 1904 Died 1968 ( I was 16yo) . My Father was a nephew of Pvt. Patrick John Canty. I have visited my Great Uncles grave in Werribee and viewed his name on the Werribee RSL honour roll board and his ‘ page’ in the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne. My Grandfather David Canty born Gordon , was a brother of Pvt. Patrick John Canty. As my Mother and Father both passed away in South Melbourne in 1968, I did not get the opportunity to explore this relationship in person. I have obviously’ tracked’ this important information in recent years. I can only assume that my Father and Mother named me John Patrick Canty in my birth year, 1952, in honour of my brave Great Uncle.
John P. Canty
Submitted 25 April 2022 by John Patrick Canty
Biography contributed by Lyn Smith
May have been shell shocked. Discharge info states premature senility.
Received gunshot/shrapnel wounds 3 times. After a short stay in hospital was returned to unit.