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TORPEY, Henry Alphonsus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20109 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Patrick's College, East Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot IV, Row C, Grave no. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20109, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 20109, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 20109, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 20109, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20109 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-06-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Henry Alphonsus (Harry) TORPEY was born in 1884 in Limerick, Ireland
His parents were John TORPEY and Catherine NOLAN
He arrived in Melbourne in 1897 with his family on the ship Austral
Henry enlisted on 9th August, 1915 in Melbourne - he was with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade
He was Killed in Action by an exploding shell on 5th June, 1917 at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium
Henry is buried in the Strand Military Cemetery and also commemorated at the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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