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BOLGER, Thomas Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5798 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Hope, Victoria, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Yarram, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarram WW1 War Memorial, Yea War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5798, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5798, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 5798, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5798 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Thomas Michael BOLGER
BOLGER.— Killed in action, France, October 4, 1917, Private Thomas M. Bolger, second dearly loved son of Catherine and the late Michael Bolger, of Yarram, aged 37 years. R.I.P.