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FOLEY, John Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 717 |
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Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 1st Veterinary Section |
Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | 1075 State School, Kew, Victoria |
Occupation: | Chainman |
Died: | Illness - Acute Nephritis, Red Cross Hospital, Netley, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, 26 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Row N, Grave 398 Chaplain Sharp officiated Headstone inscription reads: Gone but not forgotten Mother Undertakers were Laurence & Sons of 131 St Mary's Road, Southampton. Coffin was made of good polished elm with brace fittings Two friends attended his funeral, Miss Hicks of Southampton and Miss Walker of Bournemouth , Netley Military Cemetery, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 717, 3rd Mobile Veterinary Section, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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5 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 717, 1st Veterinary Section, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
5 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 717, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Karroo, Sydney | |
26 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 717, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 717 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Mobile Veterinary Section awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward and Eliza Foley of 'Warringal', Cadow Street, East Kew, Victoria; friend of Mrs H.A. Dion sometimes called Dow who worked in the Factories Offices within the Treasury Buildings, Melbourne