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IBBOTSON, Thomas Edwin
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2720, V367677 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1897 |
Home Town: | Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 29 December 1956, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
Memorials: | Portarlington St John's Church Honour Roll, Portarlington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 21st Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2720, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2720, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne | |
24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to chest. Evacuated to England. | |
4 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), England | |
25 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, France | |
14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
25 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed in action near Chuignes, France. Evacuated to England. | |
15 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2720, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 25 January 1919 and discharged as medically unfit (gassed). |
World War 2 Service
23 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V367677, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Private. Enlisted at Warragul, Vic. | |
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23 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V367677 | |
20 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V367677, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Corporal |
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