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GEALE, Thomas Harold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 490, 33063 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Rosebery Park |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia, 29 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia, 15 April 1982, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Forest Hill Public School Memorial Gates and Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 490, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Rosebery Park | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 490, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 490, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 490, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 490, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right chest | |
| 27 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 490, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Medically unfit | |
| 30 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 33063, Show Ground Camp, Sydney | |
| 20 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 33063, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 33063, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, Shell wounds both arms and right thigh | |
| 12 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 33063, 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
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