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HENNESSY, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12895 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Bakery and Butchery |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 12 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Bexley, New South Wales, 22 January 1972, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 12895, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 12895, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, SS Port Napier, Sydney | |
| 3 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 12895, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery | |
| 14 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
Personal Stories
J. J. Hennessy's Pocket Watch
We are searching for direct ancestors of John Joseph Hennessy, in order to return to his family a pocket watch which is engraved with inscription
"12895 J Hennessy Pte 1st Field Bakery Rouen"
If you can help, please contact Greg Atkinson, email: gatki58@bigpond.com
Submitted 27 September 2015 by Greg Atkinson
Biography
Discharged from Service on 14 Dec 1919