Sgt
John Patrick Fahey
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsjahr: 1892 |
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Geburtsort: Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Printer |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: Australia |
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Truppe: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rang: Sergeant |
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Dienstnummer: 2632 |
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Einberufung datum: 02/08/1915 |
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Einberufung ort: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Einheiten: — Australian Infantry, 58th Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 27/09/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Black Watch Corner, Zonnebeke, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 25 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Grabstelle: LXI Reihe: E Grab: 9 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 3
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1914-15 Star Medaille — 14/02/1921 |
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British War Medal Medaille — 16/12/1921 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 16/12/1921 |
Punkte von Interesse 3
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| #3 | Ort des Todes (ungefähr) |
Meine Geschichte
Sergeant John Patrick Fahey served in the Australian Infantry 58th Battalion, which was part of the 15th Brigade of the 5th Australian Division.
The 5th Australian participated in the Battle of Polygon wood that took place from the 26th of September till the 3rd of October. After the first day, the 58th Battalion had halted south of Polygon Wood, between Cameron House and Black Watch Corner.
At noon of the 27th of September, the Battalion was waiting in the assembly trench to be relieved. Relief would be completed in the night between the 27th and 28th of September. German shelling was heavy all day long, and the 58th Battalion had no choice but to wait it out.
When three large shells fell in the trench near Black Watch Corner, where the 58th Battalion was waiting to be relieved, sergeant John Patrick Fahey was killed instantly. He fell along with five machine gunners. He was buried the same day at Black Watch Corner, south of Polygon Wood on 27th of September 1917.
His remains were exhumed after the war and interred at the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Zonnebeke.
The 5th Australian participated in the Battle of Polygon wood that took place from the 26th of September till the 3rd of October. After the first day, the 58th Battalion had halted south of Polygon Wood, between Cameron House and Black Watch Corner.
At noon of the 27th of September, the Battalion was waiting in the assembly trench to be relieved. Relief would be completed in the night between the 27th and 28th of September. German shelling was heavy all day long, and the 58th Battalion had no choice but to wait it out.
When three large shells fell in the trench near Black Watch Corner, where the 58th Battalion was waiting to be relieved, sergeant John Patrick Fahey was killed instantly. He fell along with five machine gunners. He was buried the same day at Black Watch Corner, south of Polygon Wood on 27th of September 1917.
His remains were exhumed after the war and interred at the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Zonnebeke.
Quellen 4
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58th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/76/20). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Verwendete Quellen |
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Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/ Verwendete Quellen |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, FAHEY J P). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx. Verwendete Quellen |
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McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995), pg. 88. Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/462705 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a85b7e7e-9d2f-47d8-b95d-2ba0a237e3f9 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7432371 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=93844 |