GOLDEN, Thomas
| Service Number: | 1433 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1914, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Nubba, Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Loco Employees Great War Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wallendbeen War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1433, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1433, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1433, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Thomas GOLDEN (Service Number 1433) was born at Murrumburrah in 1891. He joined the NSWGR as a cleaner (first step on the career path to engine driver) at the Harden locomotive depot in 1911, and in 1912 was promoted to fireman. In June 1914 he was transferred to Hamilton depot. In November 1914, stating his ‘trade or calling’ as ‘locomotive engine driver’, he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool. He left Australia through Melbourne aboard HMAT ‘Berrima’ on 22 December 1914, allotted to the 13th Battalion.
He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 1 May 1915.
He has no known grave but is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial.
Submitted 28 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Alice GOLDEN, North Street, Murrumburrah, New South Wales
PRIVATE T. GOLDEN.
Private T. Golden (wounded) is 23 years of age and is a native of Nubba. He was in the employ of the Railway Department as a driver, and at the time of enlisting was on the railway at Werris Creek. He is a keen athlete and identified himself with the sport of his district.
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Thomas GOLDEN (Service Number 1433) was born at Murrumburrah in 1891. He joined the NSW Government Railways as a cleaner (first step on the career path to engine driver) at the Harden locomotive depot in 1911. In 1912 he was promoted to fireman. In June 1914 he was transferred to Hamilton depot. In November 1914, he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool. He left Australia from Melbourne aboard HMAT ‘Berrima’ on 22nd December 1914. He was allotted to the 13th Battalion.
He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 1st May 1915.
He has no known grave but is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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