URRY, Thomas Alfred
| Service Number: | 6169 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Peters, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, 11 December 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6169, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6169, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6169, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6169, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6169, 19th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the forearm. On 10 April 1918 he embarked HS Brighton for England. | |
| 27 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6169, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Urry and Emmy Urry of Petersham, NSW later of 'Clavering' Beamish Street, Campsie, NSW. Brother of Charles Edward Urry who was killed inaction on 11 September 1916 while serving with the 1st Battalion. Buried in the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Plot V1, Row N, Grave 3.
Husband of Ada Elizabeth J. Urry nee Wilson of Chester Street, Petersham, NSW. Thomas and Ada married during 1915c in Petersham, NSW
Commenced return to Australia as invalid on 6 November 1918 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 1 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal