Thomas CLEARY

Regimental number7465
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolSt Ignatius, Richmond, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationArc lamp repairer
AddressRichmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Cleary, 3 Rose Street, East Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date21 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 September 1918
Place of death or woundingRoisel, France
Age at death22
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly France National Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lillian and the late Richard Gregory CLEARY. Born in Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal