Regimental number | 2735 |
Place of birth | Cobargo, New South Wales |
School | Cobargo Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Cobargo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Ellen Thelan, Cobargo, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Light Horse (Cobargo Squadron), Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row E, Grave No. I), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 140 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Franz Oscar Joseph and Anne THELAN; husband of Mary Ellen THELAN, Cobargo, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5904 Pte Roy Leslie THELAN, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |