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HONAN, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3841 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Burra South Australia, 4 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Burra (SA), Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Bronchial pneumonia), United Kingdom, 27 July 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England Tidworth Military Cemetery, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3841, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3841, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3841, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3841, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3841, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3841, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3841 awm_unit: 5th Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-07-27 |
Personal Stories
John Henry Honan
John was the second child and first son of John and Sarah Honan and was born at Redruth (Burra) South Australia on November 4th 1888. He had three siblings Alice, Olive and William. His parents were living at Redruth and his father was a dam sinker. John was a big man, family knowledge recalls him as the “biggest man in the army”.
John was working at Mundi Mundi station NSW as a boundary rider, and enlisted at Wentworth NSW on 15th February 1916 and embarked to the UK from Melbourne aboard the troop transport ship ‘HMAT Warilda’.
Submitted 21 February 2022 by daniel honan
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