William Francis FAHEY

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Service Number:	5696
Enlisted:	30 December 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Septic Endocarditis, Australian General Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 21 April 2020
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Roman Catholic Section, Row 4, Grave 160
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

30 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5696, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 5696, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 5696, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
18 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5696, Wounded in action - severely gassed and evacuated to England on 22 March 1918
27 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5696, Discharge at Sydney as medically unfit due to gassing

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Husband of Mary Fahey of 15 Dudley Street, Paddington, NSW later of Ultimo, NSW

18 May 1918 - returned to Australia for discharge

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal