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John Maurice Orr Colahan
Information about birth
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Place of birth: Kenilworth, Cape Town South Africa, South Africa |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Gunner |
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Service number: 4516 |
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Enlistment date: 16/12/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Field Artillery, 14th Bty. 5th Bde. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 14/10/1917 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 7 stone G |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 2
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5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 13/33/23). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, COLAHAN J M O). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1598365 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ef8cab01-7a0b-4ce1-8bef-41d86d8888ba |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7392795 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=57199 |