MCGILLYCUDDY, Thomas
| Service Number: | 2770 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Carhoobeg, Killarney, Kerry, Ireland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | unknown |
| Occupation: | Police constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2770, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2770, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2770, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 2770, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2770 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Thomas McGillycuddy was born in Carhoobeg, Killarney, Kerry, Ireland in 1891
His parents were Timothy & Margaret McGillycuddy
He arived in Australia via Sydney in 1913 on the ship Westralia
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable Thomas McGillycuddy emigrated from Ireland to Australia at the age of 21 and a year late joined the Queensland Police on 30 of September 1913. He embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Ayrshire A33 on the 1 of September 1915 as part of the 15th Infantry Battalion. Private McGillycuddy saw action at Gallipoli from the 13 of November until the withdrawal in December. Following the withdrawal, the A.I.F was re-organised and McGillycuddy along with other members of the 15th were re-assigned to the 47th Battalion. The 47th saw their first action in 1916 at the Battle of Pozieres in France. Private McGillycuddy was wounded on the 10 of August receiving wounds to his left hip, thigh and right foot. He was evacuated to England and did not return to his unit until the 4 of May 1917. During the Battle of Messines Ridge, June 1917, Private McGillycuddy was wounded for a second time, receiving gunshot wounds to the left arm. On his return the 47th had been disbanded due to the depletion men due to causalities. McGillycuddy was absorbed into the 45th Battalion and detached to the 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery. At the age of 26, during the Battle of Hamel, on the 8 of July 1918 the Germans retaliated with a heavy barrage of gas and explosive shells and Private McGillycuddy was killed." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
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