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WILLOUGHBY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 343 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Myrtleford, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Myrtleford State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Galeka, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain T.J. Mills of HS Galeka officiated Panel 16, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Myrtleford Methodist Church Memorial Window, Myrtleford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 343, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 343, 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 Private, 343, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John C. Willoughby of Myrtleford, Victoria. Brother of William Willoughby who killed on 31 March 1917 while serving with the NZ Rifle Brigade and is buried in the Trois Arbres Cemetery Plot 1, Row G, Grave 21
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Victorian Militia
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