MONAGHAN, Thomas
| Service Number: | 2414 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, 14 October 1879 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Broken Hill Convent School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2414, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2414, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2414, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Fremantle | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2414, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2414 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954), Saturday 11 May 1918, page 6
KILLED IN ACTION. PRIVATE MONAGHAN.
Father Donogher conveyed the news yesterday to Mr. Monaghan, 58 Johnston Street, Boulder, that his son, Private Thomas Monaghan had been killed in action in France. He had previously been twice wounded. The deceased soldier, who had been away three years, left with reinforcements of the 11th Battalion, and afterwards was transferred to the 51st Battalion. Prior to enlisting he worked as surface hand on the local mines, and was also well known in the outback mining centres. A younger brother, William, was killed at Pozieres.