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DOCTER, Thomas Cancel
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Doctor, Cancel Thomas - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 2612 |
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Ambrose School, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2612, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 24th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- No. 4 Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Diptheria -- Abbassia, Egypt | |
| 21 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 24th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Update -- No. 4 Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Scarlet Fever Mild -- Abbassia, Egypt | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Battalion | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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