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William Burton THORNE

Regimental number2094
Place of birthLake Hindmarsh Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCoachsmith
AddressLiverpool Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Charles Thorne, Liverpool Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military service34th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Military District 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board TRANSPORT A7 Medic on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 4 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death16 November 1984

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