HALPIN, Lawrence
| Service Number: | 4820 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915, West Maitland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, 9 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Abermain War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cessnock Abermain Comforts Fund Pictorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4820, 3rd Infantry Battalion, West Maitland | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4820, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4820, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 21 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4820, 55th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4820 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Lawrence Andrew HALPIN was born on 9th November, 1890 in Wallsend, NSW
His parents were Patrick HALPIN and Teresa CONNOLLY who married on 27th September, 1887 in St Marys Cathedral in Sydney
His father Patrick was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England and emigrated to Australia on the ship Scottish Bard - 5 children
1. Bernard Joseph
2. Lawrence Andrew
3. Liddia Maria
4. Patrick Ambrose
5. Vera Teresa
Lawrence enlisted in West Maitland on 8th September, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Star of England with the 3rd Infantry Battalion, 15th Reinforcements - he was transferred to the 55th Infantry Battalion on 21st April, 1916
He was Killed in Action in Belgium on 11th October, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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