Thomas William MADDEN

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Service Number:	2232
Enlisted:	1 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Nar Nar Goon, Cardinia, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wool Sorter / Shed Hand
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 17 October 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1V, Row A, Grave 14A Headstone inscription reads: He died for Honour and Freedom and he sleeps with his comrades, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Roll of Honor WW1

1 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2232, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2232, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
16 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2232, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
17 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 2232, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2232 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-17

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Son of Thomas and Grace Madden of 72 Ramsden Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal