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John Michael MAHER

Regimental number3144
Place of birthVictoria
SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic School, Northcote, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address63 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, P Maher, 63 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria
Enlistment date3 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 17 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBecourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row R, Grave No. 2), Becordel-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Mary MAHER, 138 Princess Street, Kew, Victoria

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