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Thomas Townsend Story
| Name on Board | TT Storey |
| Name on Service Records |
Thomas Townsend Story |
| Enlistment Age | 20 |
| Occupation | Engine Cleaner |
| Place of Birth | Bendigo, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Elizabeth Story |
| Address | 133 North Road, Newport, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 4/02/1916 |
| Service No. | 27881 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 20/10/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Borda A30 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| Date of Death | 21/07/1918 |
| Unit on Death | 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
| Rank on Death | Gunner |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Le Peuplier Military Cemetery, Caestre, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Additional Information
Thomas Story's name appears on the North Williamstown Presbyterian Church (now St Stephens).
Gunner Thomas Story was admitted to hospital with gas poisoning in November 1917.
His friend L Vagg who was 'On active Service’ wrote in personal notices 'Death broke a friendship which nought else could sever'.
In 1922 Williamstown Town Clerk requested the date of death.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 17 August 1918, p2
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