Thomas TERRY

TERRY, Thomas

Service Number: 4033
Enlisted: 24 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sorell, Tasmania, Australia, September 1878
Home Town: Gladstone, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Gladstone, Tasmania, Australia, 11 January 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Gladstone Cemetery (Tas)
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4033, Claremont, Tasmania
24 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4033, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
24 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4033, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
24 Aug 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4033, 12th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...4035 Private Thomas Terry, 12th Battalion. A labourer from Cape Portland, Tasmania prior to enlistment, Pte Terry embarked with the 12th Reinforcements from Melbourne on RMS Orontes on 24 November 1915. Whilst serving in France he developed pleurisy and was evacuated to England. Following his recovery he rejoined his unit and was wounded in action. He returned to Australia on 31 March 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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