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Thomas Henry WEST

Regimental number893
Place of birthYeoval, New South Wales
SchoolYeoval Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressYeovil via Wellington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah West, Yeovil via Wellington, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 January 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave 7), Armemtieres, France.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Gilgandra Cemetery, New South Wales.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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