KELLEHER, James Patrick
| Service Number: | 2475 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, 9th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 28 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O II V 6, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2475, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2475, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2475, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2475, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2475 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-28 |
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From 52nd Battalion AIF
FRANCE - 28 NOVEMBER 1916
The winter was closing in, and the 52nd was still involved in fatigue duty constructing new communication trenches and assisting to improve front line areas. But German shelling was causing casualties. Two men from the 52nd died of wounds received during November:
Private James Patrick KELLEHER #2475, 27 years old from Hobart TAS (born Cork Ireland). Died of Wounds. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
Private Claude Ennis WRIGHT #2736, 27 years old from Sidmouth TAS. Died of Wounds. Buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
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