THATCHER T.A.

THATCHER T.A.

Given Names: Thomas Alfred

Service Number: 6390

Unit: 21st Battalion, 18th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number:

Age: 37 Yrs 8 Mths

Occupation: Driver

Marital Status: Married

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 5 In

Weight: 144 Lbs

Chest: 35-37 In

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 26/10/1916

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Isabella Thatcher

63 Packington Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 23/11/1916

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Hororata A20

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Nestor

Embarked: 22/7/1917

Disembarked: 9/8/1917

Unit: 21st Battalion

Rank: Private

Discharge Date: 13/11/1917

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 60950

Victory Medal: 59707

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 18/2/1877

Place: Kew/Hawthorn, Victoria

Father: Thomas Alfred THATCHER

Mother: Maria ARTHUR

MARRIAGE

Year: 1898

Place:

Spouse: Isabella HALL

DEATH

Date or Year: 7/4/1940

Place: Prahran, Victoria

Burial: Footscray Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 8/5/1917; gun shot wound, left hand and shoulder