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Harry Ernest Thurston
| Name on Board | HE Thurston |
| Name on Service Records |
Harry Ernest Thurston |
| Enlistment Age | 35 |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Place of Birth | Maidstone, England |
| Next of Kin | Esther Thurston |
| Address | 54 Dover St, Maidstone, England |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 19/08/1914 |
| Service No. | 609 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 19/10/1914 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Hororata A20 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 6th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 25/04/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 6th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Gallipoli |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
Reference on second last page of service records to letter from Cr Henderson, Williamstown noted on service records.
Harry Thurston sailed with the First Convoy of 38 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 1 November 1914.
Additional References
The National Anzac Centre, Albany, WA
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