Alfred Charles THORN

THORN, Alfred Charles

Service Number: 3722
Enlisted: 12 March 1917, Sydney
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Wood Carter
Died: Died of wounds, France, 27 March 1918
Cemetery: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1
Plot V, Row E, Grave 34,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

12 Mar 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney
10 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3722, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
10 May 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3722, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Marathon, Sydney
Date unknown: Involvement 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières

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Biography

45 Battalion

Rank - Private

12 July 1917 - Charged with using obscene language. Found gulity and held in detention for 48 hours

5 November 1917 - Found guilt of stripping a comrades kit at Havre. Penalised 28 days full pay

30 March 1918 - Wounded in action -multiple back wounds

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Alfred and Clara Thorn, of Terminus St., Liverpool, New South Wales.