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THOW, David Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3512 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taradale, New Zealand, 1886 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Vignacourt, France, 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 6, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 59th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3512, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3512, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 59th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 22 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 59th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", SW to right ear sustained during a raid in Morlancourt sector. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 59th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to neck and legs. Evacuated to 20th CCS however died of wounds the next day 9 August 1918. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Evacuated to 20th CCS at Vignacourt, where he died of wounds the next day 9 August 1918