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FOGARTY, Ambrose Havelock
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4304 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston, Tasmania, Australia, 22 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Sandfly, Kingborough, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sandfly Longley Ward Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4304, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4304, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4304, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne |
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Ambrose Havelock FOGARTY was born in Kingston, Tasmania on 22nd April, 1898
His parents were Samuel Havelock FOGARTY & Mary Jane KNOTT who married in Franklin, Tasmania on 2nd June 1897
He enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania on 16th September, 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Afric on 5th January, 1916 with the 12th Infantry Battalion, 13th reinforcements
Ambrose was Killed in Action in Belgium on 7th October, 1917 - no known grave
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His brother Arthur Ernest FOGARTY (SN 7733) also served during WW1 with the 12th Infantry Battalion and returned to Australia in 1919
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