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Herbert Thomas THORNE

Regimental number4607
Date of birth4 March 1894
Place of birthBiggenden, Queensland
SchoolLakeside State School, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLocomotive fireman
Addressc/o Miss Gillispie, Sussex Street, Maryborough, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, H Thorne, Percy Street, East Warwick, Queensland
Enlistment date15 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 March 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4626 Private William John THORNE, 47th Battalion, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Herbert and his brother William embarked in the same unit on 31st January 1916.

Reported missing in France April 11 1917; spent approximately 22 months as a Prisoner of War

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 December 1983
Place of burialMt. Thompson Crematorium, Mt. Gravatt, Queensland

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