Lance Corporal Joseph Fitzgerald Jordan Moriarty

Commemorated at

Memorial Name

Waverley Soldiers' War Memorial

Given name

Joseph Fitzgerald Jordan

Family name

Moriarty

Gender

Male

Service number

4168

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Campaign

Somme 1916 - 1917

Fate

Killed in action (KIA)

Fate date

30 August 1918

Additional information

Place of birth

Sydney

Religion

Roman Catholic

Occupation

Stage Hand

Address given on enlistment documents

Marital status

Single

Age at embarkation (years)

Next of kin

Mother: Ann Moriarty

Enlistment date

Wed, 3 November 1915

Embarkation details

Sailed on 8 March 1916 from the port of Sydney, NSW on board the HMAT Star of England, bound for Alexandria, Egypt. From there, departed for England on 28 May 1916.

Rank from Nominal Roll

Private

Rank (legacy)

Lance Corporal

Unit at embarkation

17th Infantry Battalion 10 Reinforcement

Service

Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)

Service (legacy)

Army

Decorations

British War Medal 1914-20

Veteran Notes/Bio

Place of enlistment: Victoria Barracks, Sydney, NSW
Unit at time of death: 17th Battalion, C Company
Other decoration/s: Victory Medal
Buried at Hem Farm Military Cemetery, France, in plot 11, row J, grave no. 11

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