Thomas Robert WALLER

WALLER, Thomas Robert

    Service Number: 3966
    Enlisted: 28 September 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion
    Born: St Saviour, Southwark, London, England, 1896
    Home Town: Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
    Schooling: Local County Council School, London, England
    Occupation: Fruit Grower
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 October 1917
    Cemetery: Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium
    VI B 13, Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Dayboro World War One Memorial, Mapleton Memorial Stone, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
    31 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 3966, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    31 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 3966, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
    11 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 3966, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3966 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-11

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Thomas's parents were William James Waller and Constance Rachel Roast. Thomas was living in Mapleton with his family when he enlisted on 28 September 1915 at Brisbane, his occupation was a fruit grower. His parents gave written consent for him to enlist as he was underage. His unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916. Thomas was killed in action aged 21.

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