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BREADEN, Thomas Arthur Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2471 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 28 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 12 February 1979, aged 92 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Daily Telegraph Newspaper Company Ltd. Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2471, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2471, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2471, 17th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Joncourt, Gassed | |
| 18 Jan 1919: | Honoured Australian Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) | |
| 20 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2471, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT 'Nestor' for return to Australia - arriving 4 July 1919 | |
| 3 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2471, 17th Infantry Battalion |
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