KAY, Thomas Poore
| Service Number: | 819 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fordsburg, Trunsvaal, South Africa, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cape Town Public School, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Gun shot wound to legs, received in action - died of wounds, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Messines, France, 31 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row M, Grave 5, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 819 | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 819, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 819, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father Ephrairn Thomas Kay and Mother Judith Kay, lived at 22 Derwent Road,
Tamboers Kloof, Cape Town, South Africa.
(Native of Johannesburg, South Africa.)
He had been a miner, living at Kurri Kurri, New South Wales on enlisting.
Thomas was described on enlisting as 23 years 1 month of age; single; 5' 9.5" tall;
143 lbs; dark complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair; Church of England
29/11/1915 enlisted into WWI at West Maitland, NSW
18/03/1916 appointed to 'C' Company, 35th Battalion, Broadmeadow Camp
01/05/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A24 Benalla
as a Private with C Company, 35th Battalion
09/07/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
21/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton
31/05/1917 He was hit by gun fire, severe damage and compound fractured right leg
admitted to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Messines, France
died of these wounds received in action
buried in: Trois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France
Plot I, Row M, Grave 5
buried by Reverand G R Tucker, from 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station
His name is commemorated on Panel 125 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War medal (38640); Victory medal (38327)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (325056)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 30/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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