THUNDER, Albert William
| Service Number: | 388 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Auburn South, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row O, Grave 15 Headstone inscription reads: Duty bravely done, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 388, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 388, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 388, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Herbert and Emily Gertrude Thunder of 48 Lilydale Grove, Auburn, Victoria formerly of 36 Invermay Grove, South Auburn, Victoria. Brother of Eva Marion Thunder, Ruth Helen Thunder, Alfred John Thunder and Florence Amelia Thunder
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert William Thunder was reported killed in action on the 25 April 1915. His remains were discovered by Graves Exhumation parties during December 1922 and his identity disc was returned to his mother late that year. He was reinterred in the Lone Pine Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. 15), Gallipoli, Turkey.
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