LEROY, Thomas
| Service Number: | 2412 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whroo, Victoria, Australia, 8 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Preston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot B, Grave, 58, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2412, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2412, 14th Infantry Battalion, RMS Persia, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Thomas Le Roy was living with his mother, Mrs Jane Le Roy, 89 Highett Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria when he enlisted in May 1915. He served with the 14th Battalion and transferred to the 46th Battalion during early 1916. In May, 1917, he was listed as missing, amended a few weeks later to wounded with gunshot wounds to his legs and shoulder. He was evacuated to England for recovery.
He eventually returned to his unit in January 1918 and was killed in action around three months later.
His younger brother, 207 Pte. Alfred Le Roy 60th Battalion was killed in action at Fromelles on the 19 July 1916, aged 18.
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