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Old 24-09-09, 10:02 PM
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Default Unknown Australian Soldier WW1

This is a photo of a relation of mine in WW1, he is obviously Australian Army but I don't know anything about him. Nice photo though.
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Old 24-09-09, 10:26 PM
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Looks like a Light Horse soldier as he has emu plumes in his hat.

Do you have his name and maybe what state he came from? I can then find out what unit he was in.

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Old 24-09-09, 10:37 PM
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Hi Mick,

Sorry, don't know anything about him, my gran gave me the picture years ago, along with some other members of my familiy in the British Army in WW1. Always wanted to find out who he was though, but with no details I guess nothing can be done.
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Old 24-09-09, 11:58 PM
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Hi Mick,

Sorry, don't know anything about him, my gran gave me the picture years ago, along with some other members of my familiy in the British Army in WW1. Always wanted to find out who he was though, but with no details I guess nothing can be done.
All AIF attestation papers are online and freely available. If you have just a surname you might get somewhere.

How many Light Horsemen, born in England, and with your family names can there be?
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Even a name will be a good starting point.

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The surname would either bee Thomas or Thirlwell, that's my grandparents names. Any ideas where I could find the AIF attestation records?

Thanks for your help with this.
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