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Thomas James Henry BRAGG

Regimental number669
Place of birthPort Fairy, Victoria
Other NamesThomas James
SchoolPort Fairy State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarrier
AddressGipps Street, Port Fairy, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs T E Bragg, Gipps Street, Port Fairy, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed 8 years in the Naval Reserve, Port Fairy, Victoria
Enlistment date20 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAnzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/2/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 6), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth BRAGG; husband of T.E. BRAGG, Orrvale, Shepparton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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