Thomas John SLADE

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Service Number:	4519
Enlisted:	1 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rokewood, Victoria, 1892
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil servant
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 May 1917
Cemetery:	Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Illabarook & Rokewood Junction War Memorial, Rokewood Junction Pictorial Roll of Honour

1 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4519, Melbourne, Victoria
29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4519, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4519, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne

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"DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

SLADE.—Killed in action in France, on May 1, Private Thomas John Slade, beloved brother of H. L. Slade, of Southwark. "Deeply mourned." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 02 Jun 1917 (nla.gov.au)