Regimental number | 346 |
Place of birth | Braidwood, New South Wales |
School | Convent and Public Schools, Braidwood, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lagoon Estate, Braidwood, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Michael Torpy, Lagoon Estate, Braidwood, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot II, Row N, Grave No. 17), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Annie TORPY, Lagoon, Braidwood, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1860 Pte Edward James TORPY, 35th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 April 1918; 686 Pte Thomas Patrick TORPY, 19th Bn, killed in action, 14 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station MSBV |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TORPY Patrick Edward |