Thomas Louch

Thomas was born in Geraldton, Western Australia in 1894. He rose to the rank of platoon sergeant in the Australian Imperial Force before injury in the Gallipoli campaign. By 1917 he was serving with the Australian 13th Brigade during the third battle of Ypres.

Captain Thomas Louch was on the staff of the 13th Australian Brigade. In November 1917, they were recovering from their efforts in Passchendaele.

We are out this time for a long spell – at least so rumour has it – and it looks like being true. A Pierrot troupe has been started in the division; they are nearly all professionals, and it is quite a good show. I went with the general the night they opened. The concert party was ‘The Smart Set’. There were two female impersonators who caused much amusement. Times have changed, and their turns, which were once regarded as risqué, would these days be looked upon as suitable for a sunday school concert.