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AHERN, Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1623 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southwark, South Australia, Australia, 12 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist, Islington Workshops |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. A. 2 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1623, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1623, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1623, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1623, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages |
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Son of Timothy AHERN and Mary nee LYNCH
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 5 May 1917
THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL G. AHERN.
Lance-Corporal Gerald Ahern was killed in action on April 2, 1917, in France. Before enlisting he was on home service at Fort Glanville, and prior to that was employed at the Islington workshops. He was well liked by a large circle of friends.
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