Thorold Alfred BATH

BATH, Thorold Alfred

Service Number: 14
Enlisted: 15 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Machine Gun Company
Born: St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria
Schooling: Traynors Lagoon State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Died of wounds (GSW and compound skull fracture), France, 24 December 1916
Cemetery: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Plot 111, Row C, Grave no. 12,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St. Arnaud Traynors Lagoon & District Roll of Honor WW1, Traynors Lagoon War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

15 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14, Melbourne, Victoria
27 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 14, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 14, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
24 Dec 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 14, 10th Machine Gun Company, Died of wounds on the same day

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Thorold Alfred BATH was born in 1896 in St Arnaud, Victoria

His parents were Alfred Paul BATH and Frances Cranwill GREWAR

He enlisted in Melbourne on 15th March, 1916 with the 10th Machine Gun Company and embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Ascanius on 27th May, 1916

Thorold served at the Western Front and was wounded near Armentieres on 24th December, 1916 - he died the same day of gunshot wounds and a compound fracture of the skull at the 10th Australian Field Ambulance Station in France

He is buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal.

His brothers Horace McLaren BATH (SN V362061 ) & Harold Edmund BATH (V361622) both served in WW2 in the Army

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TROVE - IN MEMORIAM

BATH - In fond memory of my dearly loved pal and comrade, Thorold A Bath, died of wounds on Christmas Eve, 1916.

" Always happy & cheerful, with a heart that knew no fear,

he stood to face lifes battles, for all he loved so dear"

"The most glorious death of all - a heroes"

posted by E. L. Campbell (on active service)

 

 

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