CLARIDGE, Thomas James
| Service Numbers: | 1892, V353190 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1915, Hamilton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kirkstall, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 15 March 1966, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hamilton Public Cemetery, Victoria PRES-XXXXVIII-33 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1892, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Hamilton, Vic. | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1892, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1892, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, V353190, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, Macarthur, Vic. |
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Son of Henry Charles CLARIDGE and Elizabeth Deborah CLARIDGE nee BROWN
Husband of Mabel Frances Sarah CLARIDGE nee CAMERON (m 1922)
Military Medal
'Valuable services and devotion to duty as messenger (Pozieres).'
Recommendation date: 9 August 1916
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916