Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Maher J Cpl 340 John 37 Inf Bn 36 Property master Married R C
Address: Kensington, The Ridgeway, 27
Next of Kin: Maher, Evangeline Julia, Mrs, wife, 27 The Ridgeway, Kensington
Enlisted: 5 Jan 1916
Embarked: A34 Persic 3 Jun 1916
Prior service: Royal Welsh Fusiliers, India, 4.5 years.
This kitbag was painted and used by 340 Corporal (later Sergeant) John Maher either before he left Australia, or on the troopship carrying him to Europe. Maher was born in Ireland in 1882 and was a property master living in Kensington in Melbourne when he enlisted on 5 January 1916.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1030241
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