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MEHAFFEY, John Lamb
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3418 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale - South Australia, Australia, 25 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Narracoorte Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Noreuil, Picardie, France, 2 April 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3418, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3418, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3418 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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