ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

BROTHERSTON, Thomas

BROTHERSTON, Thomas

Full Name: Thomas

BROTHERSTON

Date of Birth: 12

–

1884

Place of birth: Dunbar, East Lothian

Scotland

Occupation: Grocer

Address: Donnybrook WA

Next of Kin: Wife – Agnes Ella BROTHERSTON

Next of Kin Address: Donnybrook WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3033

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 44th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-11-09

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1917-01-29

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1917-03-27

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Passchendaele Belgium

Age at Death: 32

Burial Location: Tyne Cot Cemetery Passcendaele Belgium – Plot XXII, Row C, Grave No. 14

13/09/1916- Completed Application to Enlist & Preliminary Medical Examination Perth WA
9/11/1916- To 93 Depot as Private
11/11/1916- To 7th Reinforcements 44th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA
29/01/1917- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Miltiades ” bound for England
27/03/1917- Disembarked Devonport England to AIF Details Fovant
18/04/1917- Marched into 11th Training Battalion Durrington England ex Fovant
18/08/1917- Admitted Fargo Military Hospital England ( Influenza )
23/08/1917- Discharged from Hospital to Training Battalion Durrington
5/09/1917- Proceeded Overseas to 3rd Australian Division Base Depot Rouelles France ex Southampton
17/09/1917- Taken on Strength 44th Battalion in the field France
4/10/1917- Killed in Action Passchendaele Belgium

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 56925

Victory Medal – No. 55965

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 335884

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Balingup War Memorial WA

Donnybrook War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 137.