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John Thomas HENEGHAN

Regimental number3772
Place of birthDoogary, Aghamore, Co Mayo, Ireland
SchoolMount Mellory and All Hallows Colleges, Ireland
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClergyman
AddressArarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, M Heneghan, Mayo, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
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 Roll14th Field Ambulance
FateKilled in Action 22 March 1918
Place of burialDranoutre Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave NO. 22), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
182
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated (Celtic Cross) in Port Fairy Cemetery, Victoria.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria, 31 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 January 1917; taken on strength, 14th Field Ambulance, 11 January 1917.

Wounded in action, 9 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left side), and admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred same day by Ambulance Train and admitted to 32nd Stationary Hospital, 10 May 1917; transferred to England, 14 May 1917, and admitted to Norfolk and Norwich War Hospital, 15 May 1917. Discharged on furlough, 20 July 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 2 August 1917.

Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 24 August 1917 (X-ray, arm); classified B.1a3, 19 September 1917; A3, 20 October 1917.

Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 22 November 1917. Found guilty, Sandhill, 6 December 1917, of being absent witout leave from midnight, 6 December, until reporting back at 5.15 pm, 7 December 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 6 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; rejoined unit, 3 January 1918.

Found guilty, 10 January 1918, of when on Active Service conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline in that he behaved in an insolent manner to an officer: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Killed in action, France, 22 March 1918.

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

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