Thomas William YENSCH

Regimental number2278
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressCoringa via Delilbe, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Elliott, Dallarnil via Bundaberg, Queensland
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded at Bullecourt and at Ypres, mortally wounded at Buire, France.
FateDied of wounds 16 April 1918
Place of death or woundingBuire, Somme Sector, France
Age at death30.6
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Martin and Margaret YENSCH
Family/military connectionsBrother: 829 Pte Henry George YENSCH, 41st Bn, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal