Thomas Henry ELLERY

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ELLERY, Thomas Henry

Service Number:	131
Enlisted:	28 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 23 July 1882
Home Town:	Duchess, Cloncurry, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Pneumonia, Senile Gangrene, Chronic Bronchitis, Mount Isa. Queensland, Australia, 29 August 1939, aged 57 years
Cemetery:	Mount Isa Cemetery, Qld P-2, Pl-1, Grave #236 - Unmarked Grave
Memorials:	Charters Towers Queenton State School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 131, 15th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 131, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 131, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

PRIVATE T. H. ELLERY
Private T. H. Ellery, reported wounded at the Dardanelles, is a native of Charters Towers (Q.) being the fourth son of Mr. John Ellery, an old resident of the goldfield. Private Ellery was for a number of years engaged in mining operations in the Cloncurry district, at one time being shift boss in the Mount Elliott copper mine. He is 31 years of age.

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