Thomas John KINCHINGTON

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KINCHINGTON, Thomas John

Service Numbers:	2707, 2707A
Enlisted:	28 August 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia, 4 September 1890
Home Town:	Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Nudgee College
Occupation:	Steward
Died:	Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Original place of burial was later destroyed by artillery fire , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2707, Brisbane, Queensland
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2707A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 24 and a son of Ellen Kinchington, of "Chuignes," Denham St., Bondi, New South Wales.

Biography

(Surname originally Conmee)

Enlisted and Embarked as Jack Thomas NEUGENT

"...2707 (later 2707A) Private Thomas John Kinchington (also known as Jack Thomas Neugent), 49th Battalion of Brisbane, Qld. A steward prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916. He was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 26 September 1917, aged 24. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Pte Thomas Kinchinton was one of 5 brothers who served during the war. He is the brother of 2875B Pte Robert Emmett Kinchington, who died of influenza on 5 February 1919 in Ireland, Lieutenant Patrick Kinchington, MM, 6823 Pte Vincent Kinchington and 986 Corporal James Timothy Conmee, MM." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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