THORLEY, Harold Edward
| Service Number: | 4294 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, 22 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 November 1972, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4294, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4294, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4294, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 26 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4294, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Son of Allan and Annie THORLEY of Myall Street, Dalby Qld.
Military Medal
'For his gallantry and leadership near METEREN on the night of the 23rd/24th April, 1918, during an attack upon the hostile position. Corporal THORLEY displayed great initiative in collecting and re-organising the men remaining in his vicinity after most of his section had been either killed or wounded by hostile machine gun and trench mortar fire. Notwithstanding the heavy casualties his party suffered this N.C.O. established a post in the line with the post on his right and within 40 yards of an enemy strong point in which several machine guns were located. The success of the operation in advancing the line in the vicinity where Corporal THORLEY established the post referred to, was in a large measure due to the courage and devotion to duty displayed by this N.C.O.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 1
Date: 2 January 1919
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