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THORPE, Ernest George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2058 |
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Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Franklin, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Franklin, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Orchardist |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2058, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2058, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2058, 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of A.=lbert Benjamin Thorpe of Franklin, Huon, Tasmania
Father signed a note giving permission for Ernest to serve overseas
9 February 1916 - to hospital with Mumps
11 May 1916 - absent from parade, fine 3 days full pay
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served 2 years in cadets