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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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, 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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