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Owen THOROGOOD

Regimental number1265
Place of birthBingara, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairy hand
AddressBirrilee, Inverell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.2
Height5' 4.5"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinFather, E C Thorogood, Birrilee, Inverell, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Place of enlistmentInverell, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Discharge date13 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 10 December 1918; disembarked, Sydney, 15 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: dilated action of the heart), Sydney, 13 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death8 June 1944
Age at death49
Place of burialPresbyterian Cemetery, Inverell, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, THOROGOOD Owen

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