Arthur Gibbsland THORNTON

THORNTON, Arthur Gibbsland

Service Number: 880
Enlisted: 4 September 1914, Kensington, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
Home Town: Blacktown, Blacktown, New South Wales
Schooling: Unknown
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Originally buried at Gaba Tepe but grave lost
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 880, Kensington, NSW
18 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 880, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 880, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

Arthur Gibbsland Thornton

*Arthur was born in Sydney in 1888
*Arthur's brothers name was George E. Thornton and his father's name was
A.G Thornton
*Arthur enlisted in Kensington N.S.W. on the 14th of September 1914
*Arthur was a carpenter before he joined the army
*Arthur served in the Australian Army with the 1st Battalion in Gallipoli
*Unfortunately Arthur was killed in action
*Arthur's name is recorded on the Blacktown Soldiers Memorial and he is on the Blacktown Roll of Honour
*Arthur died in Gallipoli, the Ottoman Empire on the 2nd of May 1915
*Arthur Gibbsland Thornton has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli in Turkey
*Arthur lived in Blacktown
*Arthur has no known grave

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