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Francis O'Connor TWOMEY

Regimental number2467
Place of birthKilor, Penshurst, Victoria
SchoolBeaumont College, Old Windsor, Berks, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrazier
AddressPenshurst, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinSister, E E Sargent, c/o National Bank of Australasia, 5 Bishopsgate Street, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialHargicourt British Cemetery (Plot L, Row L, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Daniel and Helen TWOMEY. Native of Penshurst, Victoria

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