DESMOND, Thomas Joseph
| Service Number: | 2300 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Influenza and Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 7 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 187 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2300, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2300, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2300, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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Died on this date - 7th February........another very sad day in 1917 - 5 Australian Soldiers died in England....
Thomas Joseph Desmond was born at Townsville, Queensland in 1887 & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th July, 1916. He arrived in England for further training with 41st Battalion on 10th January, 1917.
Private Desmond was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital on 6th February, 1917 with influenza. He died at 7 p.m. on 7th February, 1917 from pneumonia.
5 SOLDIERS WERE BURIED in Durrington Cemetery between 12th & 14th February, 1917. Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire contains 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers.
The full story of Pte Desmond can be found here...
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