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Thomas Alfred FEATHERSTONE

Regimental number2667
Place of birthQuorn, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressKensington, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 7.5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Margaret Featherstone, 'Banstaple', Glyde Street, Kensington, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in 79th Senior Cadets, transferred to 79th Infantry (still serving)
Enlistment date28 April 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Ordnance Corps
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 3 August 1918; disembarked Melbourne for Adelaide, 4 September 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 22 March 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death29 August 1923
Age at death26
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 5, Grave No. West 4), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FEATHERSTONE Thomas Alfred

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