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John James TUOHY

Regimental number888
Place of birthHawkes Bay, New Zealand
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShearer
AddressCurlewis, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 9.5"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Tuohy, Takapau, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Place of enlistmentGunnedah, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date8 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Comenced return to Australia on board HT 'Saxon', 11 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Sydney, 8 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 March 1925
Age at death48
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 1812), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, TUOHY John James

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