Regimental number | 392 |
Place of birth | Glendree, Tulla, Co Clare, Ireland |
School | Glendree National School, Co Clare, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mallanganee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 192 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P Foley, Tulla, Co Clare, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 4), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 'C' Squadron, 5th Light Horse Regiment 25 October 1914. Transferred to 'B' Squadron, 7 November 1914. Embarked from Sydney on board H.T 'Persic', 21 December 1914. Proceeded to Gallipoli 16 May 1915. Killed in action at Anzac Cove, 2 June 1915, and buried at Shrapnel Gulley, 3 June 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FOLEY Patrick |