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THORPE, Joseph Prentice
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 645, 102, 8581 |
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Enlisted: | 16 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, 10 April 1882 |
Home Town: | Henley Beach , City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Police Officer |
Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 23 April 1917, aged 35 years |
Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery |
Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary WW1 Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove, Thebarton S.A. Police Roll of Honor Supreme Sacrifice, Thebarton S.A. Police Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 645, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen | |
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1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 102, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8581, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 8581, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 8581, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
22 Apr 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 8581, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8581 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-22 |
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