Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
A portrait of Gerald Phelan from a locket kept by
his sister Vera. Courtesy of Lucy Lee.
Phelan G J Pte 3119 Gerald John 6 Inf Bn 18 Messenger Single R C
Address: Flemington, Railway Pl, 55
Next of Kin: Phelan, J M, father, 55 Railway Pl, Newmarket
Enlisted: 13 Jul 1915
Embarked: RMS Osterley 29 Sep 1915
Relatives on Active Service:
Phelan-C-Pte-2481 brother
Phelan-P-S-Pte-6573 brother POW
Gasperino H Pte 2177 cousin
Gasperino Lawrence cousin
Date of Death: 23/08/1918 Australian Pioneers
CWGC: "Son of Joseph Mathew Phelan and Mary Agnes Phelan, of 55, Railway Place,
West Flemington, Victoria, Australia".
Regimental Register
parents.)
Family Notices (1918, September 3). The Argus
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1410666
Inserted by Reg Harris, 6 Dover Street, Newmarket.
Family Notices (1918, September 4). The Age
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1.