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Patrick Pierce Phelan

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 76), Page: 18 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 76), Page: 18 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Patrick Pierce AWMM
  • Surname
    Phelan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 65799 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Australia AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elsie May Phelan (wife), Te Mata, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 31 December 1917 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 65799 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of John and Annie Phelan of Enfield, Victoria, Australia; husband of Elsie May Phelan, of Te Mata. AWMM
    • TWO brothers of Patrick Pierce PHELAN were also killed in WW1. These are James McDonald PHELAN and Edmond Matthew PHELAN. These three brothers (Patrick, James, and Edmond) were born in Australia and grew up in Enfield, Victoria, but later lived in NZ. Another brother enlisted in Australia. His name was Francis Simon PHELAN. He survived the War and lived the rest of his life in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The monuments to the three PHELAN brothers who died are today in modern day France and Belgium. Their names are also remembered on the grave of their parents, Annie and John PHELAN in the Ballarat Cemetery, Victoria, Australia. Public - Joanne Mary - Other relative - 22 March 2017 - Oral family history followed up by Family History research
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Death

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  • Death
    8 October 1918 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Le Cateau, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Anneux British Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM III. B. 4. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
22 March 2017Joanne MaryMelbourne, AustraliaOther relative

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