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Thomas Francis HALPIN

Regimental number4670
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
SchoolSt Patrick College (Catholic), Christian Brothers, Goulburn, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressCoffee Palace, Goulburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs. M. Halpin, Coffee Palace, Goulburn, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death21.6
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 39), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
36
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Goulburn Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Francis (d. 6 May 1921, aged 49, bu. Goulburn Cemetery) and Margaret HALPIN (d. 9 August 1938, aged 73, bu. Goulburn Cemetery), Sloane Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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