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Lynden Thomas GALE

Regimental number381
Place of birthElliott Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressElliott, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Gale, Elliott via Burnie, Tasmania
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 380 Private Francis Leopold GALE, 40th Battalion, B Company, died of wounds (gas) 30 August 1918, France; 382 Private Wilfred George GALE, 40th Battalion, B Company, returned to Australia 27 May 1919; First Cousins: 371 Private John FLEMING, 40th Battalion, B Company, killed in action 2 May 1917, Passchendaele, Belgium; 194 Private Alfred Claude Matthew FLEMING, 40th Battalion, A Company, Died of wounds 17 November 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 September 1980

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