Timothy Halloran
Name Timothy Halloran
Number Private 3134
Battalion 59th Battalion
Place of Birth Pakenham
Next of Kin His father John Halloran of Pakenham East
Date and place of enlistment 15/7/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 33 years 9 months 5’10 1/2 ”, 12 stone 4 pounds blue eyes and brown hair
Religion Catholic
Occupation labourer
Date and place of death
He was missing in action on 19/7/1916 at Fromelles. He was later deemed to have been killed on that day.
Location of grave or memorial
He has no known grave and is remembered on the memorial at VC Corner Fromelles France
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He worked in the area
Military History
- 15/7/15 He enlisted in Leongatha
- 26/11/15 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Commonwealth
- 23/2/16 He was allotted to the 58th Battalion
- 29/2/16 He was placed in 58th at Tel el Kebir Egypt
- 18/3/16 He transferred to the 59th Battalion
- He is in a photo of local Leongatha men taken in Egypt
- 18/6/16 He embarked Alexandria
- 29/6/16 He disembarked Marseilles
- 19/7/16 He was in the battle of Fromelles
- He was considered missing and his parents were told that until an enquiry was held he would be considered missing
- Witness at enquiry
V Stafford said he saw the soldier, Halloran, wounded by a bullet in the stomach out in no mans land about a 150 yards from the frontline at Fleurbaix. A mate wanted to carry the soldier in but he said ‘No”. He did not want to be moved as he was dying. He did not know what became of him afterwards
- Pte. Whiteside, who is in the group photo taken in Egypt, wrote to the Hallorans as he was in same company. He stated that he has had no news of Tim either official or unofficial. Mrs. Halloran asked the army for any news of her son.
- Mrs. L O’Loughlin wrote to the army about the death or otherwise of Pte. Halloran
- His family received his medals, plaque and scroll.