Thomas (Tom) SHUREY

SHUREY, Thomas

Service Number: 674
Enlisted: 11 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
Born: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1893
Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Cleveland Street and Newtown Public Schools
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Stomach Cancer, Concord Repatriation Hospital, New South Wales, Australia , 29 July 1960, aged 66 years
Cemetery: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW
RC29E - Roman Catholic FM 29E, Position 443
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World War 1 Service

11 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 674, 19th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 674, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 674, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs. WILLIAMSON, 53 Fitzroy Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales.

Husband of Lily E SHUREY, Randwick, New South Wales.

Served in Egypt and Gallipoli - wounded at Hill 60 27 August 1915 when blown up with shell.  Invalided to 19th General Hospital and returned to Australia 11 April 1916.