DUNPHY, Thomas
| Service Number: | 7474 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1917, Place of enlistment- Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Freshford, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers Catholic School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot III, Row B, Grave No.20 INSCRIPTION IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DARLING FATHER & HUSBAND R.I.P. , Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 7474, 7th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment- Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7474, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7474, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
7th Battalion , Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 42 and the son of William Dunphy and Ellen Dunphy (nee Cahill); husband of J. Dunphy (now Mrs. Smith), of 72, Military Rd., Mosman, New South Wales.
Age on arrival in Australia-9
Next of kin-Friend, Mrs M Drape, University Hotel, Lygon Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date 5 May 1917
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment-Sergeant
Age at embarkation-40
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
War service: Western Front
Embarked Melbourne, 4 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917. Marched in to 2nd Training Bn, Durrington, 3 October 1917.
Proceeded overseas to France, 5 February 1918; taken on strength, 7th Battalion, 10 February 1918.
Detached for duty at 1st Division Headquarters (Miner), 15 March 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 29 March 1918. Detached as Camp Warden, 11 July 1918; re-joined unit, 3 August 1918.
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