CLOHESSY, David
| Service Number: | 599 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballybacon, Tipperary Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hindenburg Outpoost Line, France, 20 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 9 , Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 599, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 599, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 599, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 599 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-20 |
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Next of kin-Margaret Clohessy, Ballybacon, Tipperary, Ireland
Enlistment date-22 August 1914
Place of enlistment Maryborough, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Private
9th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/26/1
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on 24 September 1914.
Age at embarkation 36
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Enlisted 22 August 1914; taken on strength 15 September 1914; wounded at Gallipoli 27 July 1915; L.cpl 22 February 1917; gassed 21 Jul 1918.
Age at death 40
He is one of three Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Cahir War Memorial.
Brother of Mr. Michael CLOHESSY, Ballyhist, Ardfinnan, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
NAA: B2455, CLOHESSY David
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