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Thomas CONNAUGHTON

Regimental number1797
Place of birthWestmeath, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressNarrogin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Christopher Connoughton, Streamstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
Previous military serviceNo
Enlistment date23 January 1915
Place of enlistmentNarrogin, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 August 1917
Date of death5 August 1917
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plow I, Row W, Grave No. 40), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
79
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Christopher CONNAUGHTON and Margaret CONLON (his wife), Ballybrown, Streamstown, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
SourcesNAA: B2455, CONNAUGHTON Thomas

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