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MAHER, Peter Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 416592, SX14917 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Clare, SA, 5 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Armagh and Clare High School |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 18 August 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare Memorial Row of Trees, Clare WW2 Memorial Gates, Keswick "M" and Z" Special Units Independent Companies & Commando Squadrons Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jul 1941: | Involvement 416592 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 21 Jul 1941: | Enlisted 416592 | |
| 10 Oct 1941: | Discharged | |
| 18 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 18 Oct 1941: | Involvement Private, SX14917 | |
| 18 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX14917 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Spr. Peter Gilbert Maher of Armagh, Clare. Aged 21 son of Mr and Mrs V Maher of Armagh via Clare. Educated at Armagh and Clare High Schools. Took a keen interest in tennis, cricket and football. A gardener in civil life. Enlisted in Air Force in September 1940 at age 18 and transferred to 2nd AIF where he served in 2/3rd Ind. Coy, a Commando unit. He had been reported killed on active service in New Guinea in 18th August 1943.
Information from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlised in the Second World War.
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