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Thomas William SHERLOCK

Regimental number546
Place of birthSchool Lane, Preston County, Lancashire
SchoolSt Aidan's School, School Lane, Preston County, Lancashire
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address2 Sidon Terrace, South Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Sherlock, 26 Mill Street School Lane, near Preston Lancashire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the North Lancashire Regiment T.E.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of disease whilst a Prisoner of War 8 August 1915
Place of death or woundingDardanelles, Turkey
Date of death14 June 1915
Age at death23
Place of burialHaidar Pashe Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. I), Constantinople, Asia. Died whilst a Prisoner of War
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Family/military connectionsNot known.

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