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John Joseph FAHEY

Regimental number2528
Place of birthToowoomba Queensland
SchoolWarra State School, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFireman
AddressCharleville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Fahey, Warra, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1918
Place of death or woundingDernancourt, Somme sector, France
Age at death23.3
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row J, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Martin and Mary J. FAHEY, Warra, Queensland. Native of Toowoomba, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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