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Denis Ambrose HANRAHAN

Regimental number3762
Place of birthHedley, Victoria
SchoolHodgkinson School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressAlberton West, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinSister, Mrs N F Butler, West Alberton, Victoria
Enlistment date18 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Ammunition Column
FateKilled in Action 6 October 1917
Place of death or woundingMenin Road, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBirr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. II), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Kate HANRAHAN. Native of Hedley, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3167 Pte John HANRAHAN, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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