FAHEY, John Andrew
| Service Number: | 552 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Heywood, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide,South Australia., 26 July 1975, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Catholic C, Path CB, Grave 189 |
| Memorials: | Linton Old Lintonians Association Roll of Honor, Linton State School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 552, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 552, Mining Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 552, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 552, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
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1911-Cycles alone from Adelaide to Perth
1912-Cycles alone from Perth to Adelaide and on to Melbourne in thirty-two and a half days (and then cycles back to Adelaide)
1914-Jack and Edward Reichenbach (aka Ryko) attempt to break cycling record to Darwin. Jack delayed by ankle injury near SA/NT border. Ryko continues and sets new record of 28 days. Jack arrives 10 days later.
Aug 1915-Leaves Darwin to cycle to Adelaide to enlist AIF, and attempt to break Ryko's 1914 record for the journey. A broken crank near Powells Creek (NT) prevents the record attempt.
Sept 1915-Arrives in Adelaide 40 days after leaving Darwin.
Sept 1915-Enlisted in the AIF. Served in the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company. Overseas from February 1916 to June 1919.
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