| Regimental number | 4266 |
| Place of birth | Pinjarra Western Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Sleeper cutter |
| Address | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Annie Thorpe, 200 High Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VIII, Row N, Grave No. I), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Ann THORPE, 200 High Street, Freemantle, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4608 Corporal Albert Laurence THORPE, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919; 4611 Pte Phillip THORPE, 4th Division Salvage Company, returned to Australia, 1 May 1919; Cousins: 440 Pte Lionel Christopher MARKEY, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 3 September 1919; 441 Pte Thomas John MARKEY, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 3 September 1919; 8818 Pte William James MARKEY, 4th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919; 8817 Pte Francis Christopher MARKEY, 13th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919; Uncle: 199 Pte William Henry STRAHAN, 16th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915.~ |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 12 June 1919. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 August 1916; taken on strength, 28th Bn, 24 August 1916. Admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 6 December 1916 (influenza); rejoined unit, 9 January 1917. Wounded in action, 26 March 1917 (gun shot wound, legs); admitted to No. 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 30 March 1917 (dangerously ill); died of wounds, 9 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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