Archie THEWLIS

THEWLIS, Archie

    Service Numbers: 2407, V4918
    Enlisted: 6 October 1916
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: Camp Hospitals WW2
    Born: Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 24 February 1896
    Home Town: King Island, Tasmania
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, 10 November 1977, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Warracknabeal Public Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Memorial ID 231411941
    Memorials: Brim Lah Public Hall Roll of Honor WW1, Euroa School No 1706 Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Warracknabeal Lah Methodist Church Honor Roll, Warracknabeal Lah Methodist Church Honor Roll, Warracknabeal Lah Public Hall Roll of Honor WW2
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion
    20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
    20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    10 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion, France.
    12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion, France. Wounded second occasion - gun shot wound right hand.
    2 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion, France. Wounded third occasion resulting in his return to Australia.
    16 Dec 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion, From England to Australia, arrived on 13 February 1918.
    1 Jun 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 38th Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    2 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V4918
    3 Dec 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V4918, Camp Hospitals WW2, Rank was Corporal.

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