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William AHERN

Regimental number3004
Place of birthWilliamstown, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMurat Bay, West Coast, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFriend, Mrs Mary Hoobin, Murat Bay, West Coast, South Australia
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 May 1926
Age at death38
Place of burialHindmarsh Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia

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