Assistant Steward

William Robert Michael (Beau) Aherne

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Michael Robert Aherne, and of Elizabeth Aherne (nee Young); husband of Dorothy Marjorie Aherne, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
William Robert Michael (Beau) Aherne
Rank: 
Assistant Steward
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W. Aherne (wife), Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Merchant Navy
Unit:
Merchant Navy, MV Hauraki (London)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died in Japnaese capivity

Date of Death:
12 September 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Merchant Navy

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
35. A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Singapore
William Robert Michael (Beau) Aherne
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