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TINSLEY, Shirley Vivian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2585 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, 1 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 July 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2585, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2585, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2585, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2585 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-14 |
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"On Active Service.
TINSLEY. — In loving memory of Shirley Vivian Tinsley, who died of wounds, July 14, 1918, "somewhere" in France, after 2 years and 10 months service, third son of the late H. Tinsley and Laura Tinsley, also brother of Henry (on active service), Charley, Jack, and Mollie Macleod. A loving son and brother." - from the Bairnsdale Every Week 08 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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