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THORNTON, Russell Stewart
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1204 |
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Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Forest Lodge, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Forest Lodge Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Groom |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row D, Grave 1 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1204, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1204, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1204, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry Stewart Thornton and Emily Elizabeth Thornton of 4 Jarrett Street, Leichhardt, NSW formerly of Bridge Street, Drummoyne, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal