MEEHAN, Albert Horace
| Service Number: | 425 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, Temora, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Temora, NSW, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Temora Public School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Heart Trouble, Orange Base Hospital, Orange, NSW, 5 December 1941 |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Orange Cemetery Memorial, Temora Public School Honour Roll, Temora WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 425, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Temora, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 425, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 425, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Kathleen MEEHAN, Temora, NSW
The death took place in the Orange Base Hospital on Friday of Mr. Albert Horace ('Nipper') Meehan, after an illness of a day, due to heart trouble. He was a sergeant in the 7th Light Horse and an original Anzac. The funeral took place on Saturday, moving from St. Joseph's Church to the Catholic portion of the cemetery. A polished oak coffin was covered with the Union Jack and a number of Diggers attended the funeral. After the service by the priest, the Diggers' ceremony was proceeded with and poppies were dropped in the grave by them as a token of remembrance. Deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. E. Brentnall, and one brother, Cyril, of Wagga. His parents and two brothers predeceased him.