HALLAHAN, John
| Service Number: | 277 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 24 July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 18 July 1962, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pittsworth Cemetery Plot: Multi Denominational, Section 2A, Row 3, Plot 145 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 277, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 277, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 277, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Hallahan enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father J. Hallahan, Ipswich. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 124, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. A. Hallahan, Toowoomba.
John Hallahan was born on 24 Jul 1881 at Toowoomba, a son to James Hallahan and Ann Cuskelly Hallahan (nee McCabe). He married Catherine Minnie Ryan on 23 Sep 1918 in Queensland and they had at least 2 children.
(Source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 499; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 124).
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