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ERRINGTON, Thomas Alfred
| Service Number: | 1789 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1916, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blyth, South Australia, 19 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 19 February 1979, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Protestant Reserve, Lot 2, Grave 2 - Rev. Niehus officiated (His wife is interred in the same site) |
| Memorials: | Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1789, Port Pirie, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1789, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1789, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1789, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1789, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, 2nd occasion | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1789, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion (gas) | |
| 8 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1789, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4 Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick George Errington and Elizaabeth Isabella (nee Adey) Errington; brother of Ethel May Errington,Ivy Pretoria Errington and Dorothy Maude Errington.
On 18 January 1915 Thomas married Eva Gertrude Willoughby in St Paul Church, Port Pirie, SA; father of Hazel Helen Mabel Errington and Clair Thomas Errington
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
No.1789 Corporal Thomas Alfred Errington, born Blyth, South Australia, 19 September 1893. Enlisted 16 March 1916 43rd Battalion. Served France, wounded in action (gas) 30 June 1917, wounded in action 4 October 1917, wounded in action (gas) 27 August 1918.
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