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THORNTON, Charles Leslie

Service Number:	514
Enlisted:	25 January 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goornong, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Goornong, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Goornong State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 26 August 1916
Cemetery:	Aveluy Wood Cemetery, (Lancashire Dump), Mesnil-Martinsart Plot I, Row M, Grave No.9, Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Picardie, France, Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goornong District Honor Roll WW1

World War 1 Service

25 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 514, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 514, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 514, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 514, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 514, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
28 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 514, 21st Infantry Battalion, Trench raid
27 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 514, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
26 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 514, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
26 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 514, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 514 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-26

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