Thomas Audley HANNAY

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HANNAY, Thomas Audley

Service Number:	2240
Enlisted:	22 June 1915, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ashfield, NSW, 1896
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Penrith and Sandringham Public Schools, Sydney Boys' High School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2240, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2240, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2240, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 2240, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2240 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Emily HANNAY of 42/6 Cooper Street, Sydney, NSW

Born in 1896, the only son of Mr. T.A. Hannay, Thomas was educated at Penrith and Sandringham Public Schools, and the Sydney Boys' High School. He entered the clerical department of the Sydney Morning Herald at the beginning of 1914.

In July, 1915, he enlisted and at the end of September sailed with reinforcements for the 17th Battalion, holding the rank of Corporal. He took part in a number of actions in France, and was killed at Noreuil, near Lagnicourt, on April 15, 1917.

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