FITZPATRICK, Thomas
| Service Number: | 4487 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bangalow, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4487, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4487, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane |
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Place of birth
Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Mullinavat (Irish: Muileann an Bhata, meaning "the Mill of the Stick") is a town in south County Kilkenny, Ireland.
The town's name in Irish translates as 'The Mill of the Stick' which, according to local tradition, may refer to a mill which could only be approached by means of a rough stick over the Glendonnel River.
More than one Australian WWI Soldier hailed from Mullinavat.
Address Bangalow Post Office, Bangalow, New South Wales.
Next of kin Father, P Fitzpatrick, Redacres, Mullinavat, Kilkenny, Ireland
Enlistment date 10 September 1915
Place of enlistment Brisbane, Queensland.
9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916-he was 24 at the time.
Returned to Australia 10 January 1918
Sources-NAA: B2455, FITZPATRICK Thomas
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