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DAVIS, Thomas Sydney Richmond

Service Number:	249
Enlisted:	19 August 1914
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia, 18 March 1893
Home Town:	Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	31 August 1973, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Memorial ID; 256839230
Memorials:	Mosman War Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 249, 1st Light Horse Regiment
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 249, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 249, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
9 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 249, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Proceeded to join the Middle East Force, Gallipoli.
7 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Horse Regiment
29 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 249, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Wounded at Gallipoli.
24 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 249, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Embarked on the HMAT A15 ‘Port Sydney’ for discharge from Suez (Egypt).
30 Nov 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 249, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District.

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