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MORTON, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 212 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1914, Helena Vale |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, Australia, 23 July 1872 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, 24 February 1948, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 212, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Helena Vale | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 212, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 212, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 212, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , For service with great distinction, coolness and courage when in charge of stretcher bearer operations north of Pozieres from 8 to 12 August and 28 to 31 August 1916. | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 212, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT A14 Euripides, Plymouth for invaliding to Australia - arriving Fremantle 11 September 1917. | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 212, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Medically unfit and over age. |
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Military Medal
'During the recent operations to the north of POZIERES he served with great distinction. He was in charge of all stretcher bearers operating between the first aid post and the front line. Time and again in order to render first aid and to remove wounded men to places of comparative safety he has deliberately, and with the utmost coolness and courage, gone into the enemy intense barrage which usually obtained when operations were being carried out in the area referred to. He is strongly recommended for distinction. Period 8th/12th August and 28th/31st August, 1916.'
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