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THORNTON, Mervyn Willoughby

Service Number:	10088
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Field Ambulance
Born:	Darlington, New South Wales, Australia, 27 March 1894
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Drummoyne Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Wool Classer
Died:	Died of Illness - Influenza, Broncho-Pneumonia and Syncope, No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 30 October 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Australian Section. Grave 79. Inscription: WHEN GOD SAW HIS WORK BELOW WAS DONE HE GENTLY CALLED TO HIM "MY SON"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10088, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 10088, 8th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 10088, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
30 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 10088, 14th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10088 awm_unit: 14th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-30

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