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LARKIN, Michael Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 762 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mitcham, Victoria, 4 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mitcham State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Leongatha Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Meeniyan Cenotaph, Merino War Memorial, Numurkah Town Hall Shire of Numurkah Roll of Honor, Numurkah and District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 762, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 762, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 762, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 762, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 762 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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