Armstrong, Thomas Acheson

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Med. I l l : Lieutenant, 33rd Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in January, 1916, was appointed lieutenant, 16th March, and, sailing in May, reached Armentieres in November, serving there and at Messines, where wounded 7th July, 1917. Recommended for promotion to captain, but fell before gazettal. Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, 12th October, 1917. Commemorated in the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Member of S.U. Scouts and commissioned in 26th Infantry, A.M.F. Early education at Mackay State and Townsville Grammar Schools.

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1891

Birth in Mackay -- QLD, Australia 9 July 1891
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Early education at Townsville Grammar School, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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Early education at Mackay State School, Mackay, QLD, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1916

Enlisted 1 Jan 1916
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Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France
1917

Death in Zonnebeke --, Belgium 12 October 1917

Gender

Male

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