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WHELAN, Thomas Carroll
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1205 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Arnuad, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Greenslopes, Queensalnd Australia, 28 November 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland Memorial ID 257106565 |
| Memorials: | Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1205, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1205, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1205, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1205, 26th Infantry Battalion, From Suez to Australia, arrived on 10 March 1916. | |
| 25 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1205, 26th Infantry Battalion, Served at Gallipoli, was discharged medically unfit. |
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