THORNTON G.
Given Names: George Alfred Rupert
Service Number: 158
Unit: Hospital & Convalescent Home
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 20 Yrs
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 10¼ In
Weight: 155 Lbs
Chest: 35½-39 In
Hair: Fair
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 6/5/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Elizabeth Thornton
13 Queen Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 25/6/1915
Port: Fremantle
Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Nestor
Embarked: 20/5/1919
Disembarked: 2/7/1919
Unit: 5th Field Ambulance
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 24/8/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 15079
British War Medal: 13908
Victory Medal: 13870
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 18/10/1894
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William James THORNTON
Mother: Elizabeth Rose WATSON
MARRIAGE
Year: 1920
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Hilda Louisa FREEMAN
DEATH
Date or Year: 1967
Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
WW1 file was amalgamated with WW2 file V831616
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: V83161
Date Enlisted: 8/3/1940
Date Discharged: 26/10/1943
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION