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FAHEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 824 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1914, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Coomoora State School, Daylesford, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 31 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row B, Grave 24 Rev. Father Bergin officiated Commemorated on the Coomoora State School Roll of Honour, Victoria Headstone inscription reads: O sacred heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 824, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 3 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 824, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 824, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Melbourne | |
| 31 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 824, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 824 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as James Martin Fahey number 18132
Son of John Fahey and Ellen Fahey nee Bourke of 592 Spencer Street, West Melbourne, Victoria. Brother of Mary Teresa Fahey, Winifred Fahey and Peter Fahey,
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal