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Thomas McMAHON

Regimental number1602
Place of birthEnnis, Co Clare, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 9"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs M A McMahon, Kilmaley, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Previous military serviceServed for 8 years in the Dublin Fusiliers (time expired).
Enlistment date28 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 May 1915
Date of death20 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
33
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary MCMAHON, Kilmaley, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined 2nd Bn at Gallipoli, 7 May 1915.

Killed in action, 20 May 1915.

Graves Registration Unit, Alexandria, noted, 17 July 1917: 'No trace gravesite'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McMAHON Thomas

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