ZOCH, Thomas Henry
| Service Number: | 2791 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, 25 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Boisdale, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Prahran, Victoria, 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Interred on 1 February 1967. T.G. Allen Lawn section, Row X, Grave 63 |
| Memorials: | Briagolong Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2791, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2791, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 59th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the neck and leg. Evacuated from Boulogne to England on 23 July 1916 aboard HS St Denis | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted under alias John Foster
Son of Joseph Zoch and Annie Zoch nee Skene of Brooklyn, Arcadia, Victoria. Brother of Stephen Henry Zoch, Helen Jane Zoch, Constance Patricia A. Zoch, Annie Zoch, Lilian Hart Zoch, Phillip Ambrose Zoch and May Veronica
On 18 December 1916 he signed a Statutory Declaration that he had assumed his correct name of Thomas Henry Zoch
Next of kin given as a friend Chales Kincard of Boisdale, Victoria
Commencd return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Tras-os-Montes
During 1922 and using the name of Thomas Henry Zoch he married Harriett Donovan in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal