Christopher Cyril MAHER

Regimental number2713
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStoreman
AddressDarlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.2
Height5' 7.5"
Weight122 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Grace Maher, 116 Womerah Avenue, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 May 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date28 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 19 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: severely limited movement, chronic rheumatism both ankles), Sydney, 28 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 June 1922
Age at death22
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 10, 117), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MAHER Christopher Cyril