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THORPE, Octavius Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2206, 2208 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Trangie New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 10 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 2208, 18th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. 18th Btn. Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to join B.E.F. ex Alexandria | |
| 25 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Marseilles | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Adm. 7th Aust. Field Amb. - Shell wound Lt.Thigh - Lt.Hand & Lt.Arm | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, Trans. to 13th Gen. Hospital Boulogne - Gun Shot Wound Left Leg & Hand | |
| 2 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to England | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, Admitted Eastbourne Military Hospital - England | |
| 15 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from 1st Auxiliary Hospital Harefield to Weymouth | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Moved into No.4 C.D.Wareham from furls. ex Weymouth | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Moved into No.2 C.D.Weymouth from Wareham | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Class. B.2.A. at Weymouth OFFENCE Weymouth - Being in Weymouth at 21:45hrs on 28/09/17 without a pass | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Class. B.2.A. at Weymouth OFFENCE Weymouth - Being in Weymouth at 21:45hrs on 28/09/17 without a pass | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, AWARD - 7 days F.P. No.2 | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Left England per "Argyllshire" for return to Australia | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Re-Embarked at Capetown per "Osterley" for return to Australia. | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2208, 18th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Sydney | |
| 22 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from the A.I.F. at Sydney. Medically unfit. Disability - Gunshot Wound (G.S.W.) Left Thigh. |
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