Alfred Charles THORN

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Service Number:	3722
Enlisted:	12 March 1917, Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
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, France Plot V, Row E, Grave 34,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney
10 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3722, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :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 , HMAT Marathon, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement 45th Infantry Battalion , Battle for Pozières

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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.