MOLLOY, Thomas
| Service Number: | 77097 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1909 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers' College, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1989, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg Crematorium & Memorial Park |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77097, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
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| 1 Oct 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Operational Base Units (RAAF), Birdum | |
| 7 Nov 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Operational Base Units (RAAF), 55 OBU | |
| 6 Mar 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77097, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Thomas was the fourth of five children of Thomas Denis Molloy (b1877 in Dalby, QLD) and Agnes Gertrude Ryan (b1875 in Raymond Terrace, NSW). Thomas Snr (a Mechanic) and Agnes married in Ipswich, QLD in 1903. They lived in Toowoomba, QLD where Thomas Snr worked as a Mechanic until enlisting in the AIF in 1915 (Trooper; Service No:2304). Thomas Snr and Agnes lived in Ipswich and then Maryborough QLD where Thomas worked as a Machine Driller.
In 1938 Thomas was a Labourer in Mount Morgan, QLD when he married Thelma Spiers Wanchap (b1915 in Mount Morgan, QLD). In 1942 Thomas enlisted in the RAAF and was a Leading Aircraftman (Service No:77097) attached to 3 Aircraft Depot when he was Discharged in March 1946.
In the 1950s Thomas and Thelma moved to Bundaberg, QLD where they were Storekeepers. By the early 1970s Thomas was a Mill Worker. He died in 1989 and Thelma in 2000.
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