Thomas James (Sonny) BELDAN

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Service Number:	5991
Enlisted:	21 February 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, 6 June 1889
Home Town:	Eton, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Mackay State School
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Killed in Action, Hazebrouck, France, 30 May 1918, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Borre British Cemetery Plot 1, Row C, Grave 20, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eton War Memorial, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll

21 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5991, Rockhampton, Queensland
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5991, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5991, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
30 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5991, 9th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front"

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9 Battalion

Rank - Private

13 October 1917 wounded in action

27 April 1918 wounded in action for the second time in Belgium

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Eli and Margaret Beldan, "Armthorpe", Savannah, Mackay, Queensland

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