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MCGUIRK, Thomas Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4282 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Binda, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Wounded in action, Aboard 'SS Defflinger' at sea, 28 April 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4282, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4282, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Thomas Alexander MCGUIRK was born near Goulburn on 5th February 1893 was a casual tram conductor in Sydney for less than a year when he joined the Expeditionary Forces there in August 1914. Wounded in action at Gallipoli, he died aboard SS ‘Derfflinger’ on 28 April 1915 and was buried at sea the following day.
His mother was granted a pension by the authorities, and he is remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial.