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Alphonsus Bernard HENNESSY

Regimental number3757
Place of birthVictoria
SchoolChristian Brothers School, Abbotsford, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMrs Fitzpatrick, 1 York Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Phillip J. Hennessy, Hampden, Victoria
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3757A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 17), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Jane HENNESSY. Native of Port Pirie, South Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

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