THRING, Walter
| Service Number: | 6601 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Melbourne, Vic., 3 April 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England ZE 5 |
| Memorials: | Coorparoo Roll of Honor, Holland Park Mount Gravatt Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6601, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6601, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6601, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Lang
Walter Thring enlisted on 4th July 1916. At the time he advised that he was married to Alma Vera Thring of Logan Road. The couple had no children and it would appear that Alma moved to Buranda Street, South Brisbane while Walter was away.
Walter entered camp at Enoggera on 4th August and by the 26th of August had been drafted as a reinforcement for the 9th Battalion. He left Australia on the “Boonah” in October and arrived in Plymouth in January 1917. After a period in training camp in England, Walter joined the 9th Battalion on 11th May 1917.
During operations at Menin Road outside Ypres in Belgium, Walter was wounded in the right arm and below the left eye. His wife was informed by telegram but the injuries were not serious as Walter returned to his unit a month later.
Walter remained with his battalion through the remainder of the Flanders campaigns of 1917. The 9th was moved back to the Somme in 1918 to hold the German spring offensive. Walter had two weeks leave in England during July 1918 and rejoined his unit in time for the major decisive battle of Amiens, which signalled the end for the German armies in France.
After the armistice, all Australian troops in France and Belgium were shipped to England to await transport back to Australia. Priority was given to men who had enlisted in 1914 and 1915 and so it was not until August 1919 that Walter boarded the “Argyllshire” for home. Walter was discharged on 22nd September 1919 in Melbourne.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Foster son of Mrs. Williams, Holland Park.
THRING - On March 31, (suddenly), at Melbourne, Walter, beloved husband of Alma Thring. Late of Brisbane.
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