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TORPY, Patrick Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 346 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Alpha Company, 17th Battalion. Original member of that battalion. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Braidwood, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 October 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Braidwood Public School Roll of Honour, Braidwood Servicemens Club Honour Roll, Braidwood War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, Alpha Company, 17th Battalion. Original member of that battalion. | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Diagnosed with Enteric Fever, evacuated from Gallipoli to Malta. Then sent to Australia for convalescence, returned to England 12 Oct 1916, and rejoined 17th Battalion in France on 12 Feb 1917. | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, Appointed Lance Corporal | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head. Died of wounds 9 Oct 1918. | |
| 9 Oct 1918: | Involvement 346, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 346 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-09 |
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