Harry Mahaney ADAIR

Regimental number35286
Place of birthEchuca, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address'Hillside', Doodlakine, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27.10
Height5' 5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Claire Lydia Adair, 'Hillside', Doodlakine, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Western Australian Infantry Regiment; discharged at own request.
Enlistment date6 November 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 27
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Discharge date1 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 1 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W236077.
Date of death6 September 1953
Age at death62
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAIR Harry Mahaney