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COUCHMAN, Thomas Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6228 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Enlisted in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yankalilla, South Australia, 3 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | McLaren Flat, South Australia , 28 March 1979, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 6228, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Adelaide | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6228, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6228, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6228, 10th Infantry Battalion, Severely wounded when a piece of bombshell penetrated his left Lumbar region. Admitted to Fulham War Hospital in England. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Thomas Couchman was living in Willunga with his mother, Alma, when he enlisted in Adelaide. An unmarried labourer aged nearly 22, he had a fresh complexion, brown eyes and dark brown hair, wieghed 133lbs (60kg) and stood 5' 9" tall. Thomas set sail on the HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 February 1916.
Severely wounded in France in February 1917 which left alarge and painful scar Thomas was invalided back to Australia in early 1919.
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