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Thomas Joseph TOBIN

Regimental number2453
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressArcadia Street, Penshurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Tobin, Arcadia Street, Penshurst, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary TOBIN
Discharge date7 February 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'A35'; disembarked 31 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 7 February 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 December 1929
Age at death32
Place of burialWoronora Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, TOBIN Thomas Joseph

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