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Russell Stewart THORNTON

Regimental number1204
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressBridge Steeet, Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Elizabeth Thornton, c/o Mr A J Faulcher, Bridge Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 August 1914
Place of enlistmentRosebery Park, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. I), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Harry Stewart and Emily Elizabeth THORNTON, 4 Jarrett Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales

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