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GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 494, 6613 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Copenhagen, Denmark, 1 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | 11 September 1972, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 494, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 494, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 494, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6613, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6613, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6613, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private T. W. Gainsburg, reported wounded in the Dardanelles, left for the front with the first Australian. contingent. He was at one time employed as barman by Mr. M. J. Noonan, of the Globe Hotel.
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