SANDRY, Thomas Stephen
| Service Number: | 1982 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia, October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Millthorpe, Blayney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 18, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor, Millthorpe Public School Honor Roll, Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1982, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1982, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1982, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney | |
| 19 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 1982, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1982 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The Sandry brothers, Thomas Stephen, Clarence James and Arthur Henry, all from Millthorpe NSW, joined up in the 54th Battalion AIF and were issued consecutive regimental numbers 1982, 1983, 1984. They all subsequently were transferred to the 34th Battalion in England during September 1916. Their parents were Richard and Sarah Sandry, longtime residents of Millthorpe NSW, who had before the war already lost 2 sons in 1910, one only 11 years old and then a 16-year-old son in a shooting accident. Their eldest daughter died of illness in 1914. They would lose another two sons during WW1.
Thomas was killed by a stray bullet at night time whilst his Battalion was holding the front line near Houplines in France.
His brother 1984 Pte. Arthur Henry Sandry 34th Battalion was killed in action some 4 months later on 16 July 1917. 1983 Pte. Clarence James Sandry 34th Battalion was twice buried at Messines by shellfire and returned to Australia medically unfit during January 1918.
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