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SPLATT, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7719 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 7719, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 7719, 1st Divisional Train, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 7719, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Train, At Alexandria | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Pioneer Battalion, At Serapeum from the 5th Divisional Train | |
| 9 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion, In the field | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7719, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Robert Splatt and Alice Catherine Splatt nee Amies of 75 Grant Street, Ballarat, Victoria. Brother of John Robert Splatt MID who returned to Australia on 25 August 1917 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HMT Armagh disembarking on the 18 May 1919
During 1920 Thomas married Gladys Wooding in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal