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Thomas TONG

Regimental number3244
Place of birthEnfield England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressAlice Downs, Blackall, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, James Tong, 30 Station Road, Enfield, Middlesex, England
Enlistment date10 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3244A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 December 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row J, Grave No. 13A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Cemetery details show Died of Wounds 12th October, 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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