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MARSHALL, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4596 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4596, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4596, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
He answered the call to serve King and country
Thomas Marshall was shot in 1916 while fighting with the 24th Battalion AIF in France. A lance-corporal, he married Dulcie Camilla Roberts, while recovering in Dorset from his wounds.
Thomas, born in Knowstone in Devon, was the son of John and Jane Marshall. He joined the 24th Battalion in Victoria, Australia in 1915 and arrived in France in the spring of the following year.
After the war, he returned to Poughill DEvon to work as a poultry farmer and rabbit trapper. He and Dulcie lived at 1, The Council Houses in the village for many years.
Thomas died in 1971, aged 77. Dulcie died in Crediton in 1977, aged 84.
Submitted 5 February 2020 by Maureen Roberts