Pte
Thomas O'Gorman
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 28/10/1888 |
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Place of birth: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
General information
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Last known residence: 12, Lewisville Terrace, Tinakori Rd., Wellington, New Zealand |
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Profession: Tunnelgraver - Tunneler |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 30396 |
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Enlistment date: 21/08/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Featherston, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Units: — Wellington Regiment, 3nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Place of death: s Graventafel Ridge, 's Graventafel, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 28 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot, New Zealand Apse Panel: 6 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Cemetery |
Connection to other soldiers 1
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John O'Gorman
Brother |
Sources 6
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Cunningham W.H., Treadwell C.A.L., Hanna J.S., The Wellington Regiment NZEF 1914-1919, (Uckfield: The Naval & Military Press Ltd), p213-223. Sources used |
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Marie Arnold, Martin O'Connor, Freddy Declerck, New Zealand Pilgrimage Trust VZW:" A number of families lost one or more of their sons". Sources used |
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Marie Arnold, Martin O'Connor, Freddy Declerck, New Zealand Pilgrimage Trust VZW:" Bridget and Catherine O'Gormanstory". Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), p. 112-113. Sources used |
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New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives New Zealand, Wellington (ANZ), R21381952). https://www.archives.govt.nz/ Sources used |
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War Diary of the 3rd Battalion Wellington Regiment, october 1917. https://www.archives.govt.nz/ Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/848015 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=e26ca228-9f59-497b-8bdf-d62ca3d4e997 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7180782 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=193579 |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C11673 |