Thomas Henry BRIGHT

BRIGHT, Thomas Henry

    Service Number: 1104
    Enlisted: 3 October 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Drouire State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
    Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 13 Headstone inscription reads: He has changed his faded coat of brown for one of glorious white, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1104, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1104, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1104, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Thomas Chubb Bright and Emily Susan Bright nee Fortman of 21 Colin Street Suspension Bridge, Sydney, NSW formerly of 18 Chuter Street, North Sydney, NSW.

    Brother of Nellie May Bright, Amy Martha Bright, Emily Susan Margaret Bright and Ada Emily Bright

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

    Also served in the Senior Cadets

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