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MCGOVERN, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2392 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 25 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brushgrove, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Francis Public School, Glasgow |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 8 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2392, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2392 Private Patrick McGovern, 15th Battalion, of Bushgrove, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting on 3 May 1915, Pte McGovern embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Shropshire, on 20 August 1915. He was killed in action at Somme, France, on 8 August 1916, aged 21." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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