Place of birth | Wolverhampton England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Thurstans, 75 Federal Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of the late John THURSTANS; husband of Annie THURSTANS, 86 Old Hill Street, Clapton Common, London, England. Native of Lower Peen, Wolverhampton, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |