CANTY, Timothy
| Service Number: | 3272 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London England, September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Military Mental Asylum, Mont Park, Melbourne, 1 September 1936, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3272, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3272, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3272, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3272, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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From How We Served
The final resting place of; - 3272 Private Timothy Canty who had immigrated to Australia from England before the outbreak of hostilities and had been employed as a labourer prior to his enlisting whilst in Sydney for War Service on ANZAC Day 1917.
Timothy was allocated to reinforcements for the 35th Battalion 1st AIF and was embarked on the 2nd of August for firstly Scotland and after his arrival he was sent to England for further training on the 13th of October. By the 13th of February 1918 Timothy had arrived in France and after a last phase of training he joined his Battalion in the trenches, where he was officially taken on strength on the 19th of February. Remaining on duty in the field Timothy’s health broke down due to sickness and he was evacuated from the trenches on the 2nd of June and after receiving treatment at Rouen he was embarked for England.
Having been diagnosed as suffering from Nephritis Timothy was admitted in for hospitalisation on the 28th of June. Timothy was deemed as no longer being fit for active service and was embarked for Australia for his return as an invalid on the 19th of October. Timothy received his official discharge from the 1st AIF on the 11th of September 1919 for his re-entry into civilian life. By the following year Timothy had been admitted into the Callan Park Asylum, New South Wales due to epilepsy and following his health further deteriorating he was sent to the Talbot Colony for Epileptics in Clayton, Victoria.
On the 19th of September 1929 Timothy was committed into the Military Mental Asylum at Mont Park having been diagnosed as suffering insanity and epilepsy due to his earlier War Service. Timothy was still at Mont Park when he died in residence on the 1st of September 1936 and following his passing, he was formally laid to rest within Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria.
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