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THORSELL, Edwin Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 762 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1915, On 8th June 1915: Allocated to C Company 25th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Alderley Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Falkirk Scotland , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Northern Public School Falkirk & Apprenticeship Scotland 3.5 years |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 June 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried in the field at British High Cemetery // Grave lost // Remembered at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane Mowbray Town Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, On 8th June 1915: Allocated to C Company 25th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Alderley Queensland. | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Bullet Wound Head evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW left thigh severe evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence | |
| 9 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, KIA Third Battle of Morlancourt France 9-10 June 1918 | |
| 9 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 762, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 762 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Step Brother of 2041 Private Frank Cowan Shirra 4th Machine Gun Battalion AIF .