ENGLISH, Thomas Wolmer
| Service Numbers: | 1043, Commissioned officer - service number relinquished |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, 11 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Walkerville, Payneham - Norwood St Peters, Adelaide, 5 August 1956, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
Peacetime
| 4 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1043, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1043, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1940: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain | |
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| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Keswick, SA |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned officer - service number relinquished, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
He stood for election to one the Vice Presidents of the Reurned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia South Australian Branch in 1920. having served in the war from 1914 to 1918 both in the Field Ambulance and in the 50th Battalion he felt he understood the need for the work the League undertook on behalf of the returned men and wanted to continue the work. He was not elected and recieve 227 votes.
Biography
1043 Private Thomas Wolmer English, 4th Field Ambulance, was a 20 year old bank clerk from Dulwich, South Australia when he enlisted on 4 November 1914. His NoK was listed as his father Mr Joseph Wallace English, Stuart Avenue, Dulwich, South Australia.
He embarked for overseas from Adelaide on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Berrima. Although wounded at Gallipoli, he recovered and saw further action in France with the 50th Battalion.
Appointed a 2nd Lieutenant on 17 March 1916, he returned to Australia on 3 February 1919 as a Captain.
Captain English also served during the Second World War from 18 June 1940 until 31 July 1946 in the Intelligence Corps in South Australia.
Resident for many years at 2 Margaret St Walkerville, he was a life long member of the Walkerville RSL Sub Branch until his death in 1956.
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