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THORNTON, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 215 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 June 1915, same day as embarkation with the 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cricklewood, Middlesex, England, 2 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Neutral Bay Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singleton War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 215, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 215, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, same day as embarkation with the 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 215, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 215 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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