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Roy Edmond THORNTON

Regimental number4784
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationMotor driver
Address'Lorna Doon', 9th Avenue, Campsie, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Thornton, 'Lorna Doon', 9th Avenue, Campsie, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Motor Transport Company
FateReturned to Australia 22 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death25 April 1964

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