James Aloysius GORMAN

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GORMAN, James Aloysius

Service Number:	1876
Enlisted:	26 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Dublin, Ireland, 4 December 1879
Home Town:	Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Watchman/Linesman (P&T Dept)
Died:	Natural causes (heart disease/bronchitis), Wooloowin, Queensland, 11 April 1951, aged 71 years
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Unmarked grave - Burial location: MON-5-99-2.
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World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1876, Brisbane, Queensland
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1876, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1876, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
27 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Artillery Brigade
27 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade
21 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1876, 13th Field Artillery Brigade

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

James Aloysius GORMAN was born December 4th, 1879 in Dublin, Ireland

Father: Patrick John Gorman - [Origin - Ireland; Sergeant Major; Final Residency - Government House (Rosalie) Paddington - Bardon, Queensland, Australia];

Mother: Mary Lucy (nee-Dorris)-Gorman

Siblings are: Patrick Denis (Dennis) Gorman, Mary Josephine (nee-Gorman) Reilly, John Washington Gorman, *James*, William Joseph Gorman, Peter Gorman, Thomas Michael Gorman, Kathleen Margaret (nee-Gorman) Harris, Alice Josephine (nee-Gorman) Wood/Bishop/Gray (my g-grandmother) and Eileen Doris (nee-Gorman) Otago; all apart of the large Gorman family

Marriage: Catherine O'CONNOR - January 22nd, 1903 - St Stephens' Cathedral - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;

Children: Kathleen Mary Josephine (nee-Gorman) Boxsell, Doris Eileen Gorman, Moreen Gorman, Esie Gertrude (nee-Gorman) Hall, James Michael, Alice (nee-Gorman)Hovey, William Joseph Gorman, Josephine Mary Gorman, Thomas Michael Gorman, Doreen Rita Gorman & Patricia Eileen (nee-Gorman) Barrett.

Military details: Australian Imperial Forces - Serice No: 1876; Date of Enlistment: August 26th, 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland. Unit: 13th Reinforcements of the 5th Light Horse Regiment. Date of Discharge: July 21, 1917 (medical discharge)

Death of James Aloysius GORMAN was on April 11th, 1951, at Park Road, Wooloowin, Queensland (Qld; Reg No: 1951/ 31676)

Burial: April 13th, 1951, at Lutwyche Cemetery, Kedron, Queensland. James Aloysius GORMAN is buried togther with his wife Catherine May GORMAN.

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