MCCLUSKEY, Thomas Miller
| Service Number: | 3107 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyabram, Victoria, Australia, 31 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Shepparton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool classer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3107, 37th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3107, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3107, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3107, 37th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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Carlton VFL
A half-back flanker, McCluskey was recruited from Shepparton Football Club, and played four senior games for Carlton. His last game was in the 1910 VFL Grand Final.
Fitzroy VFL
In 1911 he transferred to Fitzroy, where he played 5 senior games.
Footscray VFA
In 1912 McCluskey was living and working in Footscray, and on 24 April 1912, he was granted a clearance from Fitzroy to play with Footscray. He played 45 matches in three seasons 1912-1914
Source: freejournal.org
After only joining the 37th Battalion at the front on 23 September 1917, Pte 3107 Thomas Miller McCluskey was killed in action 4 October 1917 during the attack at Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium.
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