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THORPE, Vernon Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8432 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia , 26 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar, Victoria, Australia (1 year) |
| Occupation: | Fireman, axeman, tyre representative |
| Died: | Broncho pneumonia, Australia, 7 November 1973, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mannum Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 8432, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 8432, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 23 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, While in charge of a bearer squad and under heavy fire south of the village of Zonnebeke in Belgium. Here he rescued two wounded men who were bogged, dressed them and helped them to safety. He also ‘by his courage and coolness kept his bearers carrying through the barrage and brought them through safely on two occasions’. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 8432 | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Australian General Hospital |
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