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STRANGER, Thomas James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 872 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 1864 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine driver |
| Died: | Cholelithiasis, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 10 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom IX A 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 872, Railway Unit (AIF), Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 872, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 872, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 872, 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 872 awm_unit: 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Keith Campbell
"...872 Sergeant Thomas James Stranger, enlisted as an engine driver in the 5th Australian Railway Company on 19 December 1916 after putting his age as 44 years. He served briefly in France before being evacuated to England on medical grounds where he died of illness on 10 April 1918. He was aged 54 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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