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TORPHY, Albert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2285 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Leonards, Tasmania, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Longford, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot 111, Row H, Grave 30, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2285, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2285, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2285, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2285, 12th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right shoulder evacuated to England on 31 August 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Next of kin was listed as his sister Elsie May Torphy of Longford, Tasmania. Also brother of Jack Torphy, Ella Beatrice Torphy, Allan Gordon Torphy and Eric Leo Torphy
16 January 1916 - to hospitl with Mumps at Abbassia
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal