John Franklin LARAGHY

LARAGHY, John Franklin

Service Number: 4507
Enlisted: 12 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Sackville, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town: Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales
Schooling: Whittingham Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Cellarman
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 November 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4507, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
15 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4507, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4507, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James and Amy LARAGHY, 'Kaluna', Smithfield, New South Wales

 

Biography contributed by Peter Bromage

John Franklin Laraghy son of Ambrose James and Amy Laraghy. One of 7 children with 2 brothers in the Army in World War 1. There were cousins in WW1 as well.