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O'HALLORAN, John Sylvester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 852 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunmanway, Cork, County Cork, Ireland, 28 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 10 January 1957, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Lawn 2, M011 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 852, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 852, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 852, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 852, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the forearm. Invalided to England on 26 September 1915 aboard HS Ascanius | |
| 5 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 852, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District medically unfit due to rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Laughlin Blanchfield O'Halloran and Aileen O'Halloran nee Maluchy of Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1916 aboard HS Ascanius disembarking on 30 April 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1941c John married Thelma Adeline (Hettie) Forbes in Perth, WA