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MAGUIRE, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2426 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1916, Bega, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 18 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bega, New South Wales, 11 July 1941, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2426, Bega, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2426, Mining Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2426, Mining Corps, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2426, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
Personal Stories
Remembering a Sapper
My grandfather enlisted alongside his brother to join the AIF but was hospitalised with appendicitis and did not join Patrick on board The Star of Victoria .
Patrick went on to serve in France as a sapper, due to injuries he suffered he passed away in 1945 never married and no direct descendants.
Due to my fathers lack of interest in Patrick I have, over the years, dug up info on his military career and continue to this day.
I have digitised copies of his records and am trying to piece together his life
Submitted 27 August 2017 by Vincent Mcguire