Thomas BUSH

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Service Number:	216
Enlisted:	28 August 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marske By The Sea, Yorkeshire, England, 1890
Home Town:	Gurulmundi, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	County School, Marske By The Sea, Yorkeshire, England
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wandoan Juandah, Gulugaba, Giligulul, Gurulmundi & Woleebee Creek Roll of Honour

28 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 216, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 216, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 216, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane

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Arrived in Australia aged 22 years

Son of Robert and Charlotte Ester Bush of 7 Cliff Terrace, Marske By The Sea, Yorkeshire, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

At the age of 17 he joined the Territorials and later enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Stoker at the age of 21 years