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THORNTON, Charles Leslie

Service Number:	10089
Enlisted:	13 August 1915, Holdsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Field Ambulance
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 5 May 1895
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cleveland Street Public School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 21 September 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10089, 8th Field Ambulance, Holdsworthy, New South Wales
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 10089, 8th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 10089, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
21 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 10089, 14th Field Ambulance, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10089 awm_unit: 14th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-21

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