Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Thorburn W H 2nd Air Mechanic 3485 William Henry AFC 22 Cabinet maker Single Pres
Address: Kensington, Barnett St, 52
Next of Kin: Thorburn, W, father, 52 Barnett St, Kensington
Enlisted: 6 Mar 1918
Embarked: SS Zealandic 5 Oct 1918
Date of Death: 14/01/1919
CWGC: "Son of William and Elizabeth Thorburn, of 19, Regent St., Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia".
COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY
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Flemington-Kensington Church News, March 1919
3485 2 A/m W. H. Thorburn, 4th Squad. Aust. Flying; Corps, sailed on the 5th October, 1918, and had been landed six weeks. He visited Edinburgh and went across the Forth to Fifeshire to see relatives who received him with a great welcome. In London he saw President Wilson's reception Our young soldier then went to France. On 12th January he was received in the 64th Clearing Station, suffering from pneumonia, and died on the 14th. 'The day's work was short but well done. We offer deepest sympathy to the father and mother and other members of the family in their great sorrow.
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War Service Commemorated
Flemington Branch ANA *
Kensington Methodist Church
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