TARPEY, James
| Service Number: | 1780 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Clooncara, Bekan,, Bhounis, County Mayo, Ireland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bekan National School, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, Fouilloy, France, 9 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ireland Castlebar Mayo Peace Park Australian War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1780, 57th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1780, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1780, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 1780, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1780 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
5th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Machine Gun Corps
He was 23/24 and the son of John Tarpey and his wife, Bridget Costello, of Bekan, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland.
Next of kin Brother, Mr John Tarpey, Bekan, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland
He is one of 16 Australian soldier casualties of the Great War who are honoured on the Mayo Great War Memorial in Mayo Peace Park, Garden of Remembrance, Lannagh Road, Castlebar, County Mayo.
Usually the name appears because the casualty was born in the area or his parents lived there but sometimes the association rests with the fact that the casualty was educated in the district.
Age on arrival in Australia 20
Address 10 King Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria.
Enlistment date 3 March 1916
Unit name
57th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/74/3
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916.
Age at embarkation 21
War service: Western Front
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