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THOMAS, Lionel Ashburn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3517 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wilmot, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Sheffield War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3517, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3517, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3517, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3517, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3517 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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