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Thomas WOLSTENHOLME

Regimental number6908A
Place of birthManchester, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressEast Caulfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 7"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs J Williams, 'The Pines', Emo Road, Eats Caulfield, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 July 1917
Place of enlistmentMalvern, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date8 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 23 September 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 26 November 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, head; compound fracture skull), Melbourne, 8 January 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death7 August 1947
Age at death66
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WOLSTENHOLME Thomas

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