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LOUCH, Thomas Steane
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 923, WX2 |
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Enlisted: | 16 August 1914, Albany |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Brigade 2/AIF |
Born: | Geralton, Western Australia, Australia, 30 March 1894 |
Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
Schooling: | St Oswalds College, Perth Western Australia |
Occupation: | Article Law Clerk - later Solicitor & Barrister |
Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 10 May 1979, aged 85 years |
Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Memoirs - TS Louch, Part 1, Chapter 1 Brigadier Louch died in 1979 and his ashes were scattered to the winds at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth. |
Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 923, 11th Infantry Battalion, Albany | |
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1 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 923, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 923, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 923, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
5 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound upper right arm | |
4 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, HS Karoola, Egypt for return to Australia - six months change. | |
31 Mar 1916: | Embarked 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
31 Mar 1916: | Involvement 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
1 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
1 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
1 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Mouquet Farm, For gallant and conspicuous service during operations near Mouquet Farm from 13/17 August and 2/5 September 1916 in reconnaissance work and personally guiding attacking parties. | |
7 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
16 Mar 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
8 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , HT Devanha, England for return to Australia - arriving Fremantle 15 June 1919. |
World War 2 Service
13 Oct 1939: | Enlisted WX2, Lieutenant Colonel | |
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20 Apr 1940: | Embarked WX2, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Y3 for Middle East | |
10 Apr 1941: | Embarked WX2, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion, Deployed to Greece campaign | |
20 Jul 1941: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
26 Jul 1941: | Embarked WX2, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion, HMT Queen Mary, Egypt for return to Australia - arriving Fremantle 10 August 1941 | |
19 Oct 1941: | Transferred 29th Infantry Brigade 2/AIF, Temporary Brigadier from 4 December 1941 |
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