Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
HANRAHAN, THOMAS FREDERICK, Private, No. 634, 1st Battalion Australian Imperial Force, son of the late Joseph John Hanrahan, by his wife (now wife of (--) Buckles, of 28, Great Barlow Street, High Street, Marylebone, W.), daughter of (--); born Marylebone, London, 16 Aug. 1886; educated St. James' C.E. School there; went to Australia, and volunteered on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force; left for Egypt with the main body; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and according to the official statement was killed in action there on 2 May. A friend and comrade, Private W. J. Pastoors, however, gives the date as 25 April. Writing 9 Nov. 1915, he said: "As I was not clear about the exact time and place where he was hit, I referred your letter to Company Sergeant-Major Wicks. He gave me full particulars as follows: On 25 April, that memorable day of landing in Gallipoli, our Company went into action, and Tom being with me in the advance, we reached the fire line together, and he occupied a position slightly on my left, forming part of a line that held a long ridge all that day. The position we held was well over the ridge and a couple of hundred yards down the slope. It was an impossible position for stretcher-bearers to work upon, and a man who could not crawl away himself would have to wait for nightfall and help, as it was the duty of every able-bodied man to push forward. We suffered heavily from the enemy's fire all the time, and at 2 o'clock, being shot in the arm myself, I had to withdraw. At 2.30 a shell burst, caught Tom, our officer, and a number of our men, and it appeared that Tom was mortally wounded. Nothing could be done to move him, but what could be done by bandaging him up was done. Shortly after, the officer, Mr. May, was hit again, and this time disabled, but he managed to retire. Tom was then sinking fast, and that night when the rest pushed forward, Tom had passed away. After, the big attack by the Turks on 19 May, an armistice was granted on the 24th. Poor Tom was buried on that day, 24 May, 1915. The Burial Service was conducted by Chaplain McKenzie." He was unmarried.
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HANRAHAN, THOMAS FREDERICK, Private, No. 634, 1st Battalion Australian Imperial Force, son of the late Joseph John Hanrahan, by his wife (now wife of (--) Buckles, of 28, Great Barlow Street, High Street, Marylebone, W.), daughter of (--); born Marylebone, London, 16 Aug. 1886; educated St. James' C.E. School there; went to Australia, and volunteered on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force; left for Egypt with the main body; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and according to the official statement was killed in action there on 2 May. A friend and comrade, Private W. J. Pastoors, however, gives the date as 25 April. Writing 9 Nov. 1915, he said: "As I was not clear about the exact time and place where he was hit, I referred your letter to Company Sergeant-Major Wicks. He gave me full particulars as follows: On 25 April, that memorable day of landing in Gallipoli, our Company went into action, and Tom being with me in the advance, we reached the fire line together, and he occupied a position slightly on my left, forming part of a line that held a long ridge all that day. The position we held was well over the ridge and a couple of hundred yards down the slope. It was an impossible position for stretcher-bearers to work upon, and a man who could not crawl away himself would have to wait for nightfall and help, as it was the duty of every able-bodied man to push forward. We suffered heavily from the enemy's fire all the time, and at 2 o'clock, being shot in the arm myself, I had to withdraw. At 2.30 a shell burst, caught Tom, our officer, and a number of our men, and it appeared that Tom was mortally wounded. Nothing could be done to move him, but what could be done by bandaging him up was done. Shortly after, the officer, Mr. May, was hit again, and this time disabled, but he managed to retire. Tom was then sinking fast, and that night when the rest pushed forward, Tom had passed away. After, the big attack by the Turks on 19 May, an armistice was granted on the 24th. Poor Tom was buried on that day, 24 May, 1915. The Burial Service was conducted by Chaplain McKenzie." He was unmarried.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
HANRAHAN, THOMAS FREDERICK, Private, No. 634, 1st Battalion Australian Imperial Force, son of the late Joseph John Hanrahan, by his wife (now wife of (--) Buckles, of 28, Great Barlow Street, High Street, Marylebone, W.), daughter of (--); born Marylebone, London, 16 Aug. 1886; educated St. James' C.E. School there; went to Australia, and volunteered on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force; left for Egypt with the main body; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and according to the official statement was killed in action there on 2 May. A friend and comrade, Private W. J. Pastoors, however, gives the date as 25 April. Writing 9 Nov. 1915, he said: "As I was not clear about the exact time and place where he was hit, I referred your letter to Company Sergeant-Major Wicks. He gave me full particulars as follows: On 25 April, that memorable day of landing in Gallipoli, our Company went into action, and Tom being with me in the advance, we reached the fire line together, and he occupied a position slightly on my left, forming part of a line that held a long ridge all that day. The position we held was well over the ridge and a couple of hundred yards down the slope. It was an impossible position for stretcher-bearers to work upon, and a man who could not crawl away himself would have to wait for nightfall and help, as it was the duty of every able-bodied man to push forward. We suffered heavily from the enemy's fire all the time, and at 2 o'clock, being shot in the arm myself, I had to withdraw. At 2.30 a shell burst, caught Tom, our officer, and a number of our men, and it appeared that Tom was mortally wounded. Nothing could be done to move him, but what could be done by bandaging him up was done. Shortly after, the officer, Mr. May, was hit again, and this time disabled, but he managed to retire. Tom was then sinking fast, and that night when the rest pushed forward, Tom had passed away. After, the big attack by the Turks on 19 May, an armistice was granted on the 24th. Poor Tom was buried on that day, 24 May, 1915. The Burial Service was conducted by Chaplain McKenzie." He was unmarried.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
HANRAHAN, THOMAS FREDERICK, Private, No. 634, 1st Battalion Australian Imperial Force, son of the late Joseph John Hanrahan, by his wife (now wife of (--) Buckles, of 28, Great Barlow Street, High Street, Marylebone, W.), daughter of (--); born Marylebone, London, 16 Aug. 1886; educated St. James' C.E. School there; went to Australia, and volunteered on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force; left for Egypt with the main body; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and according to the official statement was killed in action there on 2 May. A friend and comrade, Private W. J. Pastoors, however, gives the date as 25 April. Writing 9 Nov. 1915, he said: "As I was not clear about the exact time and place where he was hit, I referred your letter to Company Sergeant-Major Wicks. He gave me full particulars as follows: On 25 April, that memorable day of landing in Gallipoli, our Company went into action, and Tom being with me in the advance, we reached the fire line together, and he occupied a position slightly on my left, forming part of a line that held a long ridge all that day. The position we held was well over the ridge and a couple of hundred yards down the slope. It was an impossible position for stretcher-bearers to work upon, and a man who could not crawl away himself would have to wait for nightfall and help, as it was the duty of every able-bodied man to push forward. We suffered heavily from the enemy's fire all the time, and at 2 o'clock, being shot in the arm myself, I had to withdraw. At 2.30 a shell burst, caught Tom, our officer, and a number of our men, and it appeared that Tom was mortally wounded. Nothing could be done to move him, but what could be done by bandaging him up was done. Shortly after, the officer, Mr. May, was hit again, and this time disabled, but he managed to retire. Tom was then sinking fast, and that night when the rest pushed forward, Tom had passed away. After, the big attack by the Turks on 19 May, an armistice was granted on the 24th. Poor Tom was buried on that day, 24 May, 1915. The Burial Service was conducted by Chaplain McKenzie." He was unmarried.
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Private, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: Unknown
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