Thomas William CHANCE

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Service Numbers:	1818, 11818
Enlisted:	11 January 1915, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Waterside worker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 January 1917
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 31
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

11 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1818, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
19 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 11818, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
19 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 11818, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle
26 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1818, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Egypt
29 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Machine Gun Company, France
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1818, 13th Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières
1 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, France
19 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 1818, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1818 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-19

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