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CAREY, Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1111 |
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Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Riverstone, New South Wales, 1886 |
Home Town: | Sackville Reach, The Hills Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1111, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1111, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1111, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Mary Carey of Sackville Reach via Windsor, NSW. Eldest brother James Carey of Police Depot, Bourke Street, Redfern, NSW, Theresa Hall nee Carey, Alice Coleman nee Carey, Edward Carey, Walter Carey, Silvia Donnellan nee Carey and George Carey
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal