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Thomas William GAINSBOROUGH

Regimental number6613
Place of birthCopenhagen, Denmark
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressBroken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFriend, Mr W Owens, Pell Street, Railwaytown, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date14 October 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918; disembarked Adelaide, 17 September 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left leg), 14 October 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 494 Thomas William GAINSBURGH for first period of service.
Date of death11 September 1972

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