MAHER J.
Given Names: John Michael
Service Number: 3144
Unit: 5th Battalion, 10th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 25 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Labourer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5½ In
Weight: 148 Lbs
Chest: 33-35 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Pale
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 23/9/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Patrick Joseph Maher
63 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 29/9/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: RMS Osterley
END OF WAR
Status: Died of wounds
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Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Awarded
British War Medal: Awarded
Victory Medal: Awarded
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1890
Place: Coburg, Victoria
Father: Patrick Joseph MAHER
Mother: Mary CASEY
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 17/8/1916
Place: 1st Australian Field Ambulance, Pozieres, France
Burial: Becourt Military Cemetery, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Admitted to the Field Ambulance in an unconscious condition with severe head wound caused by a high explosive shell
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 303407
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS