PENTECOST, Thomas
| Service Number: | 1609 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD Later he was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal but date is not known |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pembury, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row E, Grave 23, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1609, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD Later he was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal but date is not known | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1609, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1609, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 29 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1609, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1609 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Stafford Street, Kedron, Brisbane, QLD
Son of Charles and Frances Pentecost of 309 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. Brother of Edith Pentecost of Arblour, Bamshire, England and Albert Pentecost who also served with the British Forces having enlisted at Kent, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He was a member of the Maryborough Branch,QLD of the Independent Order of Oddfellows
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1887 Pentecost Thomas Tunbridge 2a 699
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 9th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
He was 27 when killed.
Enlistment date 17 December 1914
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 13 February 1915
Age at embarkation 25
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