Thomas Henry FOGARTY

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FOGARTY, Thomas Henry

Service Number:	4522
Enlisted:	5 October 1916, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lancelot, South Australia, 20 February 1891
Home Town:	Cockburn, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, France, 24 October 1917, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll, Terowie War Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Broken Hill, New South Wales
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4522, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4522, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
24 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4522, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4522 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-24

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Biography

"FOGARTY.— Died on active service, No. 4522, Private T. H. Fogarty, late of Cockburn, 50th (late 32nd) Battalion, died from shell gas poisoning and bronchial-pneumonia, at the 2nd Canadian General Hospital, on the 24th October, 1917, the fourth son of the late J. Fogarty, late of Terowie, and E. Fogarty, No. 3, Owen-street, off Gilbert-street, Adelaide, aged 25 years.

He died not in his native land, But under foreign skies, Far away from those who loved him, In a hero's grave he lies. No loving mother's gentle hand, To wipe the death-dew from his brow, No token of love in that far-off land, To mark the place where he sleepeth now. —Inserted by his sorrowing mother and only sister, N. Cornwell, and four brothers, in khaki.

FOGARTY.— Died on active service, No. 4522, Private T. H. Fogarty, late of Cockburn, died from shell gas poisoning and bronchial-pneumonia, on 24th October, 1917, aged 25 years.

Years will roll and time will fly, Every leaf will fade and die, Every sun will rise and set, But our dear brother we never will forget. From memory's page time cannot blot Three little words—forget me not. —Inserted by his only sorrowing sister and brother-in-law, nieces, and nephew, N. and R. Cornwell, Ucolta, Nellie, Glory, and Jackie.

THESE HEROES ARE CALLING TO THE LIVING TO FILL THEIR PLACES AND CARRY ON THE CONFLICT AGAINST WRONG. IF YOU ARE FIT, STEP INTO THE BREACH." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 06 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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