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Thomas Patrick HANRAHAN

Regimental number3080
Place of birthBarfold, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressElmore, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height6' 0.5"
Weight194 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Hanrahan, Nannella via Rochester, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date6 October 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Discharge date14 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 19 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 April 1917; marched in to 10th Training Bn, 26 April 1917.

Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 10 July 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 18 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 November 1917; taken on strength, 39th Bn, in the field, 23 November 1917.

Wounded in action, 5 April 1918; remained at duty.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 31 July 1918 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 20, 2 August 1918, and admitted to 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, 3 August 1918; transferred to England, 5 August 1918, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 6 August 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 31 August 1918; discharged to Littlemoor Camp, Weymouth, 21 September 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 14 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 October 1956
Age at death58
Place of burialRochester Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, HANRAHAN Thomas Patrick

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