| Regimental number | 1914 |
| Place of birth | Co. Carlow, Ireland |
| Place of birth | Clonmore, Co Carlow, Ireland |
| School | St Joseph's School, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 14 Howard Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Breslin, 91 St Andrew Street, Leith, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
| Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 46), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary BRESLIN; Wife: Mary BRESLIN, North Clermiston Farm, Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh, Scotland. Native of Co. Carlow, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 17 April 1915; joined 59th Bn, Gallipoli Peninsula, 5 August 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance (rheumatism), 3 September 1915; to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 September 1915; to Malta, 5 September 1915; admitted to St Patrick's Military Hospital, Malta, 10 September 1915; transferred to Ghain Tuffieha Camp, 24 September 1915. Found guilty, 10 October 1915, of (1) creating a disturbance; (2) kicking Camp Police; (3) being drunk: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Transferred to All Saints for duty, 4 January 1916; disembarked, Alexandria, Egypt, 12 January 1916; rejoined Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 13 January 1916; transferred to and taken on strength of 59th Bn, Serapeum, 24 February 1916; transferred to and taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 15 March 1916; transferred to and taken on strength of 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 19 May 1916. Embarked, Alexandria, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRESLIN Thomas
Red Cross file 520801 |
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