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JEFFERSON, Thomas William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1002 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Died of wounds - left thigh and right wrist, 2nd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 22 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 51 Chaplain J.E. King officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Gordon Gymnastic & Athletics Club Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1002, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 1002, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 1002, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1002, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1002 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-22 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Elizabeth Jefferson of Waverley Estate, Toowoomba, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal