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TOMLINSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 371 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Skipton, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Wireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 371, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 371, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 371, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Mary Tomlinson of 57 Newmarket Street, Shepton, Yorkeshire, England
Husband of Elizabeth Tomlinson of 11 Lumley Street, Middlesborough, England. Father of Arthur Tomlinson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Territorials Forces for over 5 years