COURTNEY, Thomas Joseph
Service Number: | 307 |
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Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Enogerra, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Watsonville, Queensland, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Greenmount, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Schooling: | Greenmount State School, Darling Downs, Queensland |
Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Plugge's Plateau Cemetery, Anzac Row B, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: Eternal rest grant him O Lord R.I.P., Plugges Plateau Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Tree Plaque: |
Anzac Tree Watsonville
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Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 307, Enlisted at Enogerra, QLD | |
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24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 307, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 307, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel and Maud Edith May Courtney of 'Tallegalla', Rosewood, QLD. Brother of Kevin Aloysius Courtney, Claire Josephine Courtney, Michael Joseph Courtney, John Slack Courtney, Kathleen Mary Courtney, Ita Bridget Courtney and Veronica May Courtney
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also seved in the Citizen Forces
Served an apprenticeship with Goods State Farm for almost 2 years