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LAY, Thomas Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 461 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Needles, Tasmania, Australia, 19 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 30 June 1975, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Deloraine War Memorial, Exton Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour, Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 461, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 461, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 461, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 461, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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