FAHEY, Patrick William
| Service Number: | 3060 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 31 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Ambrose School, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tramway Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot III. Row C. Grave 7. Inscription: FAR FROM HOME BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Patrick William FAHEY (Service Number 3060) was born in Melbourne in 1893. He joined the Tramways in Sydney as a cleaner in June 1914. In September 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF in Sydney.
He was sent first to Egypt where he joined the 55th Battalion in February 1916. He spent a couple of days sick in May but re-joined his unit in time to go on to France with them. He landed at Marseilles in June.
On 20th July 1916 he was killed in action in the Battle of Fromelles. He was buried by the Germans in a mass grave behind Pheasant Wood. In 2009 his remains were among others recovered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and re-interred in the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, where he is remembered with honour.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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