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

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

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".

War Service Commemorated

Regimental Register

In Memoriam

PHELAN. -Killed in action, in France, on 23rd

August, Private G. J. Phelan, aged 21 years 10

months, 1st Pioneer Battalion, after three years'

service; dearly beloved fourth son of Joseph

and Mary Phelan, of Flemington, brother of

Stanley (prisoner of war) and Cecil (on active

service. R.I.P. (Inserted by his sorrowing

parents.)

Family Notices (1918, September 3). The Argus

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1.

PHELAN.— In loving memory of my dear pal,

Pte. G. (Gerry) J. Phelan, late 1st Pioneer Bat-

talion, killed in action 23rd August, after three

years' service. One of the best.

Inserted by Reg Harris, 6 Dover Street, Newmarket.

Family Notices (1918, September 4). The Age

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1.