PAYNE, Thomas Henry
| Service Number: | 5744 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916, 17th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandin Yallock, Victoria, Australia, 9 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wandin Yallock, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Seville, Victoria, Australia, 3 January 1963, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Wandin North War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5744, 5th Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcements | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5744, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5744, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5744, 5th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wound to neck and right eye. | |
| 16 Jan 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5744, 5th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia. |
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Thomas Henry (Harry) Payne enlisted on 19 Feb 1916, with his brother Jack, part of the 5th Batallion, 17th Re-inforcements. He had served for 5 months in the Australian Light Horse. He embarked with his brother on 4 Apr 1916 on HMAT Euripides.
He was wounded on 10 Feb 1917, and on 26 Feb 1917 received a neck and eye injury (he lost the sight of one eye).
He returned to Australia on 16 Jan 1918.
Harry was the eldest son of Thomas and Mary Ann Payne, and was my mother's cousin.
Biography contributed by Tim Hanna
From Lilydale Historical Society:
Tom was born 1894 in Wandin Yallock, to parents Thomas Payne and Mary Ann Gowling. He had 6 brothers and sisters- William 1895-9172, John Frederick 1897- 1918 France, Elizabeth Rose 1901-1901, George 1902-1911,Mary Ellen 1902- 1969 and Alfred 1908- 1909, all buried at Lilydale with the exception of John who died in WW1.
Tom and John enlisted together 1916 and both sailed together on board HMAT Euripides. Tom was a farmer in Seville until after 1954, he never married and was a member of Lilydale RSL. He died in Parkville 1963 January 1, aged 68 years and was buried at Lilydale Cemetery.
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