Regimental number | 1943 |
Place of birth | Lismore New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wollongbar via Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Alex Thorburn, Wollongbar via Lismore, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/16/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Comunal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 47), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Rosa Jane THORBURN, South Lismore, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1211 Trooper Claude POWELL, 11th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 1 May 1918; 1603 Pte David Price RANKIN MM, 30th Bn, killed in action, 28 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |