Thomas Edward SILK

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Service Number:	3865
Enlisted:	12 June 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Howlong, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	St Albans Park, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	17 July 1966, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	St Albans Concord Division O.S.T. No 8 Honor Roll

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12 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3865, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3865, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
8 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 29th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
18 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 29th Infantry Battalion, RTA 31 Jan 1918 and discharged as MU (debility).

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