2436 William THIRLWELL

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion
Significant events while with the AIF	Appointed Lance Corporal (later reverted to ranks at own request) Went through to the end without becoming a casualty

Summary of Private Thirlwell’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
22^nd July 1919	Australia	Discharged
30^th May 1919	Australia	Disembarked Castilla
13^th April 1919	England	Return to Australia on Castilla from Devonport
12^th February 1919	France	Marched out of AIBD to England
3^rd April 1918	France	Re-joined Unit
17^th March 1918	England	To England and leave
11^th July 1917	France	Revert to Ranks on own request
11^th June 1917	France	Re-joined Unit
8^th June 1917	France	Attending 2^nd Australian Division Gas School
9^th May 1917	France	Appointed Lance Corporal
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
16^th March 1916	Egypt	Transferred to and Taken on Strength to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion, Moascar
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot