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BUNTON, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5098 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stonemason |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5098, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5098, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5098, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Marital status at the time of enlistment was given as Widower
Son of George Bunton of William Street, Leichhardt, NSW. Father of George Bunton and Florence Bunton. address the same as their grandfather
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal