John Claude KENIHAN

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Service Number:	1216
Enlisted:	27 January 1916, Enlisted at Sale, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Briagolong, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 111, Row C, Grave 18, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Briagolong Honor Roll, Briagolong State School No 1117 Roll of Honor, Briagolong War Memorial

27 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1216, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sale, Victoria
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1216, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1216, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
12 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , From 37th Battalion
8 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1216, 37th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left foot. Invalided to England on 11 June 1917
22 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, From the 10th Field Artillery Brigade

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Son of William Kenihan and Annie Kenihan of Briagolong, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal