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WILLSALLEN, Thomas Leslie

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	4 May 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 9 June 1879
Home Town:	Gunnedah, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 17 December 1956, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Gunnedah Cemetery, NSW
Memorials:	Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

4 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Sydney, New South Wales
13 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
13 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
26 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain
30 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major
10 Nov 1917:	Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations
4 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment

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