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THRUM, Harry Shepherdson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 918 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, 15 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 27), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Perth Department of the Minister for Mines Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 918, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 918, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 918, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 918, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 918 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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