TORPY, John Bermingham
| Service Numbers: | 657, 1601 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 August 1914, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia , 12 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 27 August 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 657, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 657, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 657, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1601, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1601, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1601, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1601, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1601 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-27 |
John Walter Bermingham Torpy
(Jack). L/Cpl. Killed in action Gallipoli (Colour Patch - Yellow over Green Diamond)
Headstone in Waverley Cemetery Sydney.
LANCE-CORPORAL J. B. TORPY.
Lance-corporal John B. Torpy, 1st I Reinforcements, 18th Battalion (miss-ing), is the youngest son of Mr and Mrs. John Torpy, late of Broken Hill, and now of Spit-road, Mosman (says the "Daily Telegraph"). He was one of the first to volunteer, and left Sydney with the first contingent for Rabaul, on August 18, 1914. He saw six months' service at Rabaul, and on his return to Sydney immediately volunteered for further service at Gallipoli. He is 26 years of age, and was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, Adelaide. He was formerly engaged in his father's business at Broken Hill.
Parents
John Torpy 1839-1926
Hannah Bermingham 1850-1925
Electoral Roll 1913
Son of bootmaker. Single. Occupation Draper
Submitted 27 March 2016 by Val Sparnaay
Biography
John Walter Bermingham TORPY was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 12th March, 1889
His parents were John TORPY & Hannah BERMINGHAM
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