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MAHER, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1246 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taralga, New South Wales, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Taralga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Joseph's Catholic School, Taralga, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bullet wound to the right leg, 5th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row C, Grave 46 Chaplain T.P. Bennett officiated Commemorated in the Stone Quarry Cemetery, Taralga, NSW, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Taralga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1246, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1246, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1246, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Martin and Mary Maher of 'The Meadows', Bannaly Road Taralga, NSW. Brother of Owen Maher of the same address
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal