COLAHAN, John Maurice Orr
| Service Number: | 4516 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | South Africa, 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers Windsor, Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Law Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East St. Kilda St Mary's Catholic Church Memorial Window, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4516, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4516, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4516, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 4516, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4516 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-14 |
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Parents: Surgeon-Gen. and Elizabeth Newton Orr COLAHAN, husband of Mrs M. Ede B. Whitehouse (formerly COLAHAN), Telok, Anson, Perak, Federated Malay States
GUNNER JOHN MAURICE ORR
COLAHAN, KILLED IN ACTION.
We record with regret the death of Gunner John M. Orr Colahan, which occurred on active service in France on October 14th. The young soldier was the second son of Surgeon General Colahan, of 'Kangatong,' East St. Kilda, and was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, East St. Kilda, later entering the Melbourne University as a law student. When completing his course, he enlisted in the infantry, and sailed for the front at the beginning of the year. In England he success fully passed through tho officers' school, and transferred to the artillery. On 30th July he was wounded, but after a few weeks' respite he returned to the firing line in France, where he was killed in action at the age of 23 years. Prior to leaving Australia, Gunner Colahan married Miss Mattie Fogarty, whose brother, Lieut. Chris. Fogarty, was also killed in action earlier in the war.
R.I.P.
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