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SELLS, Thomas James Joseph (Thomas Richard)
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1741, Q155151 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Signaller |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Units |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 7 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 16 November 1969, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane |
| Memorials: | Gayndah Reid's Creek No 261 Rifle Club Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1741, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Gassed | |
| 17 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 9th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q155151 | |
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| 22 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Private, Q155151, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 23 Mar 1942: | Involvement Private, Q155151 | |
| 21 Aug 1944: | Discharged Signaller, Q155151, Lines of Communication Units, 1 Lines of Communications Signals |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Born Thomas James Joseph Sells, son of Thomas James Joseph Sells and Margaret Jane Gowdy
Enlisted AIF as Thomas Richard Sells (his younger brother 5585 John Richard Sells (/explore/people/147713) had apparently had used the name Thomas to enlist a week prior)
Enlisted AMF (WW2) under his actual name of Q155151 Thomas James Joseph Sells