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MCAHAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 957 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealnd, 23 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row C, Grave 12 Chaplain F.R. Richards, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 957, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 957, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 957, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Melbourne House, Walker Street, Townsville, QLD
Son of Thomas and Catherine Mcahan of Abbotsford, Dunedin,NZ
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He was a member of the Otago Rifles