Thomas John TODD CMG, DSO and Bar

TODD, Thomas John

    Service Number: Officer
    Enlisted: 2 October 1914
    Last Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    Last Unit: 10th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Christchurch, New Zealand, 2 March 1873
    Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
    Schooling: Public School, New Zealand
    Occupation: Accountant
    Died: Heart Failure, Egypt, 23 January 1919, aged 45 years
    Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
    Row Q Grave 263
    Memorials: Bellevue Roll of Honor, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial, Nungarin War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 10th Light Horse Regiment
    8 Feb 1915: Involvement Major, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
    8 Feb 1915: Embarked Major, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
    23 Jan 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant Colonel awm_died_date: 1919-01-23

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    Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

    Thomas John TODD was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 2nd March, 1873

    His parents were James TODD  & Elizabeth WYLIE who married on 1st January, 1858 in Commoncraig Farm, Dunlop, Ayr, Scotland

    Before enlisting in WW1 he had previously served in New Zealand Military after the outbreak of the South African War in which he was awarded the DSO & Bar for service in the South African Campaign

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