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GAFFNEY, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5828 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond River, NSW, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dunoon, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunoon District War Memorial, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5828, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5828, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5828, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick and Julia GAFFNEY
The sad news reached Lismore last week of the death of poor Michael Gaffney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat. Gaffney, of Dunoon. He was reported as missing in October last, but is now recorded as killed in action. He was a fine Catholic lad, of pious Catholic parents, and he has a brother, Peter, still in the firing line in France. — R..I.P.
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