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FOGARTY, Albert John
| Service Number: | 5735 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Paratoo, South Australia, Australia, 24 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plate Layer |
| Died: | Collapsed and died while on duty, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 12 October 1950, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Broken Hill Cemetery Section: Catholic Sub Section: Catholic S Row: 25 Grave Number: 5 |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Silverton Tramway Employees Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5735, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 5735, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5735 | |
| 5 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 5735 |
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Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW: 1888 - 1954) Thursday 12 October 1950
Collapsed On Duty
Mr. Albert John Fogarty (62), an employee of the Silverton Tramway Company, collapsed on duty this morning. He was dead on arrival at the Hospital.
A widower, of 185 Mica Street, Mr. Fogarty was the crossing keeper at Oxide Street. He was working at the signal box at the corner of Blende and Oxide Streets when he collapsed about 9.45 a.m.
Mr. Fogarty had been employed with the Silverton Tramway Company since 1916.
He had been receiving medical attention for some time.
Mr. Fogarty was born at Waukaringa (S.A.) He was a veteran of World War 1, serving first in the Light Horse, then 2nd Tunnelling Company until the end of the war.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs L. McQuillan with whom he had been residing.
The funeral will take place on Saturday leaving the Cathedral at a time to be announced. Mr. Fogarty, will be buried in the same grave as his wife, who died in April, 1940.
Norman Woodman has charge of the funeral.