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William Francis FAHEY

Regimental number5696
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address15 Dudley Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Fahey, Dudley Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (previously discharged at wife's request after 4 months' training)
Enlistment date30 December 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
29
Discharge date27 August 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

MBVCommenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 12 May 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 27 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 April 1920
SourcesNAA: B2455, FAHEY William Francis

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