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STERRY Thomas William Fell

Names-Sterry-T   Service number 6411
ORIGINAL NAME PLATE C.1929

On the 4thApril 1918 Thomas was severely gassed and hospitalised; diagnosed with gas poisoning.

Returned to Australia on the 6thJune 1918.

Discharged on the 16thAugust 1918.

In 1919 Thomas worked as a Poultry farmer in Beaconsfield. He later married Hettie Irene Zabel Upton and lived in Caulfield, then employed in sales.

Sterry-T-01

The Argus (10thOctober 1945)

“Sterry- On October 8th at Caulfield Military Hospital, Thomas William, dearly loved husband of Hettie, loved father of William (AIF), father-in-law of Yvonne, 50 Saturn Street, South Caulfield (late 1st AIF, 10th Battalion, 4th Fd Bge)- at Rest.

Sterry- On October 8th at Caulfield Military Hospital, Thomas William, late 1st, 10th Battalion, AIF, eldest son of William E Sterry and the late Sophia Sterry, brother of Florrie (Mrs SC Stuart) and dear uncle of Dorothy – In God’s care.”

Died on the 8thOctober 1945 at Caulfield, Victoria.

Cremated on the 10thOctober 1945 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.

Name  STERRY, Thomas William Fell
Service Number  6411
Rank  Gunner
Roll  4 Field Artillery Brigade (November 1915)
Conflict  First World War 1914-1918
Embarked  18thNovember 1915
City  Melbourne
Ship  HMAT Wiltshire A18
Age  26 years
Birth Place  1889, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Father  William E Sterry, 18 Lewisham Road, Windsor, Victoria
Mother  Sophia (Fell) Sterry
Religion  Presbyterian
Occupation  Orchardist
Residence  18 Lewisham Road, Windsor
Enlisted  15thJuly 1915
Height  5 feet, 10 ¾ inches
Complexion  Sallow; Eyes-  Brown; Hair- Brown
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