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THORNE, Percival Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 341 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia, 8 September 1944, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Grafton Primary School Great War Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 341, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 341, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 341, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 341, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW buttock | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 341, 17th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gassed | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 341, 17th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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