Thomas Edward SIMPSON

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Service Number:	1971
Enlisted:	16 March 1915, Enlisted from Western Australia (Blackboy Hill). Was residing in Claremont with his family before enlisting.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	AIF Canteens
Born:	Lucknow, Victoria, Australia, 1872
Home Town:	Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Cardiac Dilation, Myocardial degeneration and arteriosclerosis, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 July 1945
Cemetery:	Footscray Cemetery, Victoria

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16 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1971, Enlisted from Western Australia (Blackboy Hill). Was residing in Claremont with his family before enlisting.
1 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1971, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1971, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
4 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, 1971, AIF Canteens, All of his service he worked in the Canteens after the first initial weeks. He was given orders in August 1917 to return to Australia, via the Suez, and he was discharged on 4 December 1917.

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