CONROY, Thomas Frederick
| Service Number: | 1165 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" He is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1165, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1165, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 1165, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1165 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1896 Conroy Thomas Frederick Nottingham
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Tom was the son of Alexander and Annie Conroy and the brother of William, Frances, Elizabeth and Mary Anne Conroy. In 1901 the family lived at 8 St Stephen's Gardens, Burgass Road, Thorneywood, Nottingham. In 1911 they lived at 2 Burgass Road but Thomas was not listed. presumably he had by then emigrated to Australia.
Private Conroy, served with the 55th Battalion Australian Imperial Force.
Nottingham Evening Post In Memoriam (abridged) 9/5/1918: 'Conroy. In loving memory of Pte. Tom Conroy Australian Forces, killed in action May 9th 1917. - From loving father, mother, brothers and sisters.'
In memoriam published 9th May 1919 in the Nottingham Evening Post :-
“CONROY. – In loving memory of Tom Conroy, Australian Forces, killed in action May 9th, 1917. To-day recalls sad memories. – From his loving mother, father, sisters, and brothers.”
He is remembered on the Carlton - St Cyprian's Church War Memorial
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