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DRANE, Thomas Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 53 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Irwell, Manchester, Lancashire, England, June 1883 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 25 June 1942 |
| Cemetery: |
Forbes Cemetery, NSW New Presbyterian Portion, Sec. 20, Lot 12 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 53, 1st Field Company Engineers, Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 53, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 53, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 53, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 53, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound right knee (severe) | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 53, 1st Field Company Engineers, Medically unfit |
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