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Thomas William John Lawrence PONTON

Regimental number1084
Place of birthWarrabra South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTram conductor
AddressEast Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hilda I Ponton, 10 Chippers Terrace, Hay Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date27 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Railway Company
FateReturned to Australia 21 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death24 August 1966

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