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THORNTON, Albert Graham John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q123780 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | Killarney, Queensland, Australia, 27 September 1902 |
| Home Town: | Texas, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Accidental (struck by lightning), Helidon, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1945, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Allora WW2 Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, Q123780, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
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| 7 Jan 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 7 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, Q123780, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 11 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 11 Nov 1945: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Struck by lightning and killed attending to a horse while on duty |
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