John AHERN

AHERN, John

    Service Number: 1054
    Enlisted: 6 January 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 8 March 1888
    Home Town: Boggabilla, Moree Plains, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Non Battle Casualty, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia, 5 December 1956, aged 68 years
    Cemetery: Walcha General Cemetery, N.S.W.
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 33rd Infantry Battalion
    4 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1054, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
    4 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1054, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
    10 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to left shoulder
    13 May 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 33rd Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD due to wounding at Messines.

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    Biography contributed by Evan Evans

    Courtesy of Shayne Cunningham
     
    AHERN, John #1054
    aka AHRENS/AHERNS
    Born: 8 Mar 1888 Warialda, NSW (Surname at birth - AHERNS)
    Died: 5 Dec 1956 Walch, NSW (Surname at death - AHRENS)
    Buried: Walcha General Cemetery
    Parents: Charles and Elizabeth AHRENS/AHREN/AHERN
    Source: Camden Remembers https://www.camdenremembers.com.au/WWIRoll/wwI_A.pdf

    Brothers:
    1. AHRENS, James #3 – 33rd Battalion, A Company
    2. AHRENS, Frederick #6272 – 20th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement

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