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HEMPSELL, Thomas Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 62818 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Wagin, Western Australia, Australia, 26 October 1899 |
| Home Town: | Ballaying, Wagin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Pnuemonic Influenza, Woodmans Point, Quarantine Station, Western Australia, Australia, 17 December 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quarantine Station, Woodman Point, Perth, Western Australia NC1. 10., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coogee "Boonah" Tragedy Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62818, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements | |
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| 29 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 62818, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1918: | Involvement Private, 62818, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 62818 awm_unit: 3rd General Service Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-12-17 |
Personal Stories
Thomas Henry Hempsell
Thomas, a serviceman onboard the HMAT Boonah, died from Spanish 'flu on 17 December 1918 and was buried at Woodman Point's military cemetery, Church of England section. On 24 June 1958 he was re-interred at the Perth War Cemetery, Plot U10. He was 19 years of age, from Wagin, WA.
62818 Private / T.H. Hempsell / Australian Imperial Force / 17th December 1918 / His duty nobly done.
AWM Roll of Honour, Panel 185.
A room in the museum at the former quarantine station, and a memorial outside its Isolation Hospital commemorates his service. Monument Australia explains the Boonah tragedy.
Submitted 7 May 2025 by gail dodd
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