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THORNETT, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 639 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Nhill (victoria), Australia, 8 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 August 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Kojonup RSL War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 639, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 639, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 639, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 639 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-29 |
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