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HURLEY, Thomas Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 249 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1914, Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Pirron Yallok, Victoria, Australia, 19 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Pinnon Yallok State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXI, row A, Grave No. 9, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Merino Dibgy Honour Roll, Merino War Memorial, Rosedale Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 249, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 249, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 249, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reverts to Driver. | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Driver, 249, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 249 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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