TULLY, Patrick
| Service Number: | 4375 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birkenhead, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Port Augusta Hospital, South Australia, 28 March 1931 |
| Cemetery: |
Port Augusta Carlton Parade Cemetery RC Section Block 32, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 4375, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4375, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4375, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 18 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, 4375, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Patrick TULLY was born in 1887/88 in Birkenhead, Cheshire (Liverpool) to Dominic (Galway, 1852-10/1922), a dock labourer and Annie or Anne TULLY.
Patrick TULLY joined the AIF on 10.08.1915 at the age of 28 years and was allocated service number 4375. His attestment paper gave his next of kin as his father Domanic TULLY of 61 Payson St, Liverpool. He was posted to the 32nd Infantry Battalion.
In his early service, it appears he ‘disappeared’ for a time and was posted as a ‘deserter’ but he appears to have reappeared.
He embarked with the battalion on 19.06.1916 arriving in England on 09.01.1917. He proceeded to France on 19.06.1917. On 08.07.117, he was transferred to the 48th Battalion
On 28.09.1917, he was wounded in action with a shrapnel wound to the right leg. As a result, he was evacuated to England for treatment.
He has returned to France in July, 1918.
It would appear Pte. TULLY has gone AWOL in France and was sentenced to 18 months hard labour. On 11.01.1919 he was admitted to a military prison in France however on 25.05.1919, he was returned to England. On 18.06.1919, the gaol sentence was suspended and he embarked for return to Australia. Not to be outdone, he jumped ship in Durban, South Africa on 10.08.1919 and was given disciplinary charges however he was placed onto another ship on 19.08.1919. He was discharged from the AIF on 18.01.1920. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
His name appears on the SA railways WW1 and 2 Honour Board at Central Railway Station.