Michael Joseph PHELAN

Regimental number2776
Place of birthHumula New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressHumula via Wagta, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, M J Phelan, Humula via Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2776A
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Margaret PHELAN, Humula, New South Wales