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Sidney Hamilton THORPE

Regimental number2126
Place of birthLake Hamilton, West Coast, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressStreaky Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9.25"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Selina Thorpe, Streaky Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 June 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2127 Corporal Walter Albert THORPE, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 26 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916.

Proceeded to 32nd Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength of B Company, 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Posted missing, 20 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 2740905: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, THORPE Sidney Hamilton
Red Cross file 2740905

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