DUNPHY, Thomas Sylvester Mackay
| Service Number: | 2131 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Wandiligong, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2131, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2131, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
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Thomas Sylvester Mackay DUNPHY was born in 1883 in Wandiligong, Victoria
His parents were John Willis DUNPHY and Jane MACKAY
He enlisted on 9th March, 1915 with the Australian Army - he joined the 7th Battalion, 6th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Wandilla on 17th June 1915
Initially stated he was Missing in Action but a later court of enquiry confirmed that he had been Killed in Action on 17th August 1916 at Villers Bretonneux in France. No known grave
He is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France and also the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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