| Date of birth | |
| School | Public School |
| Other training | State Military |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Woolnough Road, Exeter, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E A Hagan, Woolnough Road, Exeter, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 3.25 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 4), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Edith HAGAN, Mead Street, Peterhead, South Australia. Native of Semaphore |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide on board HMAT 'Geelong', 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Promoted to Lieutenant, Tel el Kebir, 21 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Reported 'Killed in action, 19 July 1917', 21 July 1916. Note on Red Cross File No 1240201: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.' Statement, Lt C.B. THOMAS, 32nd Bn, 4 August 1916: 'I knew Lt Hagan, he was in B Coy and I saw him fall on the morning of July 20th at Fleur Baix. We had just made an extensive attack and I saw him as we were returning between the 2nd and 1st line of German trenches. He was hit by a machine gun and by the way he fell I think it must have struck his heart as his legs absolutely collapsed and he fell with his head right between his feet. I had to stoop down to make sure who it was. One of his men went over to see if he was alive but did not stop as we were so hotly engaged. I am practically certain that he was killed.' Second statement, 1577 Pte T.J. THOMAS, 32nd Bn (patient, 1st Australian Auxiliatry Hospital, Harefield), 12 August 1916: 'Informant saw Hagan in third line of German trenches - he was reported wounded that night, 19th July 1916.' Third statement, 472 Pte J.F. DAVIS, 32nd Bn, 24 August 1916: 'I saw him lying in No Man's Land, S. of Armentieres, on 290.7.16. I passed right by him and am quite sure that he was dead. He was hit in the left side of the head. This was as we retired and the Germans advanced right up to our lines.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HAGAN Thomas Percival
Red Cross File No 1240201 |
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