Thomas Daniel BLAND

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Service Number:	2990
Enlisted:	30 March 1916, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Frances, South Australia, 17 March 1892
Home Town:	Pinnaroo, South Australia
Schooling:	Catholic School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Egypt, 9 May 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 141, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frances War Memorial, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1

30 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide
9 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2990, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacEwen embarkation_ship_number: A65 public_note: ''
9 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2990, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacEwen, Melbourne
9 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2990, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2990 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-05-09

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Son of Patrick and Mary (Matilda) Catherine Bland, husband of Mary Bland, 9 Azalia Street, Prospect, South Australia.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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