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Thomas John O'Malley

Name on Board TJ O’Malley
Name on Service
Records
Thomas John  O'Malley
Enlistment Age 30
Occupation Iron Machinist
Place of Birth Carlton, Vic
Next of Kin Margaret O'Malley
Address 44 Stanely St, Richmond, Vic
Marital Status Widower
Enlistment Date 16/09/1916
Service No. 366
Enlistment Place Melbourne, Vic
Embarkation Place Melbourne
Embarkation Date 22/12/1914
Embarkation Ship HMAT Ulysses A38
Unit on Embarkation 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
Date of Death 11/08/1916
Unit on Death 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
Rank on Death Driver
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Wounding/
Death
Advanced Dressing Station, Becourt Field, France
Cemetery or Memorial Becourt Military Cemetery, Albert, Picardie, France
Additional Information Prior to enlistment Thomas O'Malley worked for the Rolling Stock Branch at Newport Railway Workshops. He sailed with the Second Convoy of 19 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 31 December 1914. He fought in the Gallipoli before travelling to the Western Front. Private O'Malley had one daughter, Margaret.
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