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PINK, Thomas George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1509 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA 2nd Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Derbyshire, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Yorkrakine, Tammin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Westlyn Board School, Long Eaton, Derby, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, At sea on board HS Glengorm Castle, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea Lone Pine Memorial Panel 56, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1509, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA 2nd Reinforcements | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1509, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1509, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, DoW at sea 30 June 1915 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Edith Pink of 23 Milton Street, Long Eaton, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to coming to Australia he was employed as a Fireman on the Railway
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1893 Pink Thomas George Shardlow 7b 504.
He is honoured on the Long Eaton Roll of Honour.
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