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John Patrick FOLEY

Regimental number5676
Place of birthMillchester, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCharters Towers, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 10"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Foley, Hawkesbury Hotel, Charters Towers, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Place of enlistmentCharters Towers, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary FOLEY
Discharge date8 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 10 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne for Brisbane, 1 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 8 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death22 June 1936
Age at death47
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, FOLEY John Patrick

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