Thomas O'RIORDAN

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Other Name:	Lupton, Thomas Sydney - WW1 Service Record - Various documents
Service Number:	65890
Enlisted:	15 June 1918, Enlisted at Orange, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 January 1900
Home Town:	Blayney, Blayney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 23 March 1973, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Memorial Flower Gardens, Garden A8, Position 44
Memorials:

15 Jun 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 65890, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Orange, NSW
4 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 65890, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1918:	Embarked Private, 65890, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney
25 Jan 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, From re-enforcements
1 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 65890, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Correct name was Thomas Sydney Lupton but served as Thomas O'Riordan. Thomas used both names during his life time.

Son of Michael Lupton and Mary Lupton of Brisbane, QLD.

Next of kin given as his uncle Charles Lupton of Picton Street, Mascot, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 7 February 1920

Medal: British War Medal

During 1924c Thomas married Joyce Smith in Redfern, NSW