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George Harold THORNTON

Regimental number3127
Place of birthWarren New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
AddressRiverview, Warren, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, F J Thornton, Riverview, Warren, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 4), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick John and Annie THORNTON, River View, Warren, New South Wales

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