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HORAN, Fenton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 989 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, Enlisted Wodonga Victoria. Allocated to D Company 22nd Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp on 1st May 1915. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Four Courts Dublin Ireland, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Wodonga, Wodonga, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Public School Ireland |
| Occupation: | Bush worker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Manilla New South Wales, Australia, 18 July 1942 |
| Cemetery: |
Manilla Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Wodonga Victoria. Allocated to D Company 22nd Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp on 1st May 1915. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 Dec 1915: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli, On the night of 19 December 1915 at 23:00 hrs Private Horan held the last isolated outpost allocated to the Battalion from enemy interference. Allowing the rear party to withdraw without incident. Refer to Battalion War Diary’s. Announce in the Gazette 03 June 1916. | |
| 10 Apr 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Mentioned in General Charles Munro dispatch for gallant service on the Gallipoli peninsula during Sep- Dec 1915. | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 989, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), 6th Brigade Raid | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell Shock to 2nd Division Base Hospital for convalescence. | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Broodseinde Ridge, Bar to DCM for Gallantry in Action in Fight through the enemy his bayonet ,subsequently lead a counter attack on the enemy disrupting the assault. | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 989, Battle of Poelcapelle, Shrapnel wound Cheek | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Gassed | |
| 19 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Overseas Training Brigade, Transferred from 22nd Battalion to Permanent Cadre Overseas Training Brigade Warminster UK for duty. | |
| 25 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 989, Overseas Training Brigade, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Ceramic | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 989, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged to 2MD Sydney medically unfit. Gassed and Shrapnel wounds |
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True name Michael Fenton Horan