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HARRINGTON, Thomas Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2396 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 20 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 7. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Banana War Memorial, Gracemere Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2396, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2396, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2396, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 2396, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2396 awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of William and Sarah Harrington, Rockhampton, Queensland. His older brother 2342A William Harrington 11th Field Artillery Brigade was killed in action six weeks later on 29 September 1918, aged 26. They had enlisted together during late 1915.