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Geroge Alexander THORNBERRY

Regimental number3234
Place of birthGlasgow Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
Addressc/o Mrs Peacock, Stafford Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, George Rowland, Thornberry, 6 Roxhill Mansions, Clapham, London Ec, England
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name52nd Battalion 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2334B
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Motor Transport Company
FateDischarged 1 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

Date of death13 November 1972

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