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THICKETT, Austin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2490 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Euston, Co. Durham, England, November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Helensburgh, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coal miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, Messines, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helensburgh Workers' Club Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2490, 45th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2490, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2490, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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