Thomas Walton HOARE

HOARE, Thomas Walton

    Service Number: 2230
    Enlisted: 13 April 1915, Ballarat, Victoria
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia, 1897
    Home Town: Mount Egerton, Moorabool, Victoria
    Schooling: Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Effects of mustard gas from WW1, 2 June 1941, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    13 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2230, Ballarat, Victoria
    17 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2230, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    17 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2230, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
    4 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2230

    My Great Grandfather

    Thomas is my Great Grandfather, He was born in Mt Egerton Victoria. Two siblings, two marriages, Bertha Davy 1918 & Lorna Hoare(e) 1935. Two children, Stan ( my grandpa) and Lorna. Passed away 2 June 1941 Fairfield Vic. Cause of death, effects of mustard gas poisoning in WW1.

    Submitted 14 July 2026 by Trina Smith

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    Biography contributed by John Edwards

    "...2230 Private Thomas Walton Hoare, 8th Battalion, of Mount Egerton, Vic. Pte Hoare enlisted on 15 April 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Wandilla on 17 June 1915. He returned to Australia on 9 July 1919 after serving as a Lance Corporal with the 1st Machine Gun Battalion..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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