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THORPE, John

Service Number:	4227
Enlisted:	29 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Lincoln, South Australia, 28 June 1880
Home Town:	Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Lincoln Public School
Occupation:	Plate-layer
Died:	Killed in Action, Peronne, France, 2 September 1918, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 17, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1, Port Lincoln Garden of Remembrance

World War 1 Service

29 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4227, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4227, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Honoured Military Medal
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal