FOGARTY, William
| Service Number: | 3414 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1917, Petersburg, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Terowie, South Australia, Australia, 16 November 1884 |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse breaker |
| Died: | Illness, Clare, South Australia, Australia, 3 October 1952, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Petersburg, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 7 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3414, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3414, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Northern Argus (Clare, SA: 1869 - 1954) Wednesday 8 October 1952
OBITUARY
DEATH OF MR. WILL FOGARTY.
The death occurred on Oct. 3 at Clare, of Mr. William Fogarty, aged 68. He had been in hospital for some time. A returned soldier of World War 1, with the 3rd Light Horse, Regt. A.I.F., his funeral was attended by R.S.L. Representatives and numerous others at the Sevenhill Catholic Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 5.
Funeral arrangements were in the hands of Mr. F. T. Phillips and the cortege left St. Michael's Catholic Church, Clare, enroute for Sevenhill, where Rev. Father Costelloe, S.J., officiated at the grave side.
Mr. N. M. Gibson recited the R.S.L. Pledge of Remembrance and the bugler, Mr. Ian Tilbrook, played the Last Post and Reveille.
A family of six members include sons Tom, Will, John, James (deceased), and daughters Betty and Margaret. Many lovely floral tributes were received. Pall bearers were Messrs. C. Stacey, T. McLean, L. Nolan and Gil Maynard.
The deceased was a well-known horseman and for many years carried out droving operations in and around Clare, and in his younger days was employed on several Northern Stations.