Egan, Joseph John

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Egan,Edmund Joseph Allen John

Service Number Number 1435 1494 Service Killed Action 19th May 1915 Killed inin Action 6th August 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Egan, Joseph John

SERVICE NO

1435

UNIT

4th Pioneer Reg. /late 1st Light Horse Reg.

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

18 yrs 4 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Sydney, NSW

ADDRESS

Bowarville PO. Nambucca River.

OCCUPATION

Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

7 Oct 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Warwick Farm, NSW

NEXT OF KIN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Guardian;- Frederick Arthur Stayner, Gosford, NSW Foster-mother;- Mrs Sarah Anna Reid “Lynette” Black St. Marrickville, NSW Height-5’11”. Weight-171lbs. Chest-38½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Fair.

RELIGION

R/C

EMBARKED

Sydney 4 Oct 1915 per HMAT A47 “Mashobra”

3 yrs Snr Cadets

DISEMBARKED NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

Egan was in the care of Sarah Reid from age 9 till about 14 when he ran away up country. He returned to her when he enlisted, spending off duty time etc, until departure for OS. Egan’s father was deceased, & mother abandoned him as child, mother’s fate unknown. There are no known other relatives. 27 Feb 1916 Hosp- Influenza

DIED

6 Aug 1916 France

BURIED

Location unknown

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-5622, British War Medal-23938, Victory Medal-23770. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-321524

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

2 Diaries, Comb, Photos, Cards.

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Foster-Mother./ Lieut. W D Gondie/ Mrs M Shaw/

REMARKS

Probably the Joseph Egan registered born 1898/9189 to Laura M in Sydney

Sydney Morning Herald 6th August 1917 pg. 6 EGAN.- In loving memory of Private Joe J Egan killed in France, August 6, 1916 He lives with us in memory still, And will for evermore. Inserted by his friends, Mr. and Mrs. D G Reid and family. EGAN.- In loving memory of Private J J Egan, killed in action, August 6, 1916. Inserted by his sincere friend. Olive Paul.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3535979

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