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BIRRELL, Thomas

Service Number:	3555
Enlisted:	20 November 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Terowie, South Australia, 29 April 1884
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Non Battle Casualty, Magill, South Australia, 16 January 1969, aged 84 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia Road AX, Row 6W, Site 29
Memorials:	Whyalla WW1 War Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3555, 5th Pioneer Battalion
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3555, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3555, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3555, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3555, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
5 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3555, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Returned to Australia

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Returned to Australia 5 July 1919