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Thomas William James AINSWORTH

Regimental number3702
Place of birthHaywood, Victoria
SchoolHaywood State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiller
AddressWagin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Ainsworth, Trench Street, Wagin, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death29.8
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave 47), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas William and Eliza AINSWORTH.
Family/military connectionsBrother: [360] Lt Harrison Claude AINSWORTH, 10th Light Horse Regiment, effective abroad (still overseas).
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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