THORNE, Alan
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School, Sydney New South Wales, Australia and Royal Military College, Duntroon |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 27 July 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula I. F. 12. |
| Memorials: | Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
Lieutenant Alan Thorne, killed in action at the Dardanelles, was the younger son of Mr. George A. Thorne, principal of the Marrickville West Public School and hon. secretary of the Victoria Park Bowling Club. Born at Tamworth on May 29, 1895 and completing his education at the Fort Street High School, the deceased won a military cadetship at the age of 16 years and entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon in 1912. He received a commission as first lieutenant, and, accompanying the Second Expeditionary Force in the 7th Regiment of Light Horse, was appointed to take charge of a machine gun section. The late Lieutenant Thorne was a good athlete and one of the unbeaten Duntroon football team. His only brother, Mr. H. H. Thorne, B.Sc., another of our distinguished old boys, is a student at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Source: The Fortian - August 1915
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