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SHERLOCK, Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 546 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston County, Lancashire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Aidans School, School Lane, Preston County, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Septic poisoning of the foot, Baylerbey Hospital, Constantinoble, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, 14 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey Plot 1, Row C, Grave 1 Died while Prisoner of war, Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 546, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 546, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 546, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 546, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Originally reported missing and wounded. Later confirmed that he was a wounded POW and was in a Turkish Hospital where he died |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years. Address at the time of enlistment was 2 Sidon Street, South Brisbane, QLD
Son of M.A. Sherlock of 26 Mill Street, School Lane, Lancashire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Lancashire Regiment
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