THOMAS, Arthur Evan Ridout
| Service Number: | 372 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds sustained at Gallipoli, At sea, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 60., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 372, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 372, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 372, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 372 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1889 Thomas Arthur Evan R Narberth 11a 989.
Arthur was born at Narberth in 1889, the son of Richard and Agnes Thomas of Newport House, South Cliff Gardens, Tenby, Wales. Narberth is a busy market town, just off the main A40 from Carmarthen to Haverfordwest, inside the Pembrokeshire Border. The Town has a long history, and was mentioned in the Mabinogion. During both World Wars, many men from Narberth left for war, never to return. The family later resided at Pembroke Dock, then at Newport House, South Cliff Gardens, Tenby. Prior to the war Arthur had served for three years with the Artists Rifles, and had then emigrated to Australia. Arthur enlisted on 22 February 1915 at Liverpool, NSW into the 18th Battalion, Australian Infantry, which were part of 5 Brigade, 2nd Australian Division. The Battalion left Australia in May 1915 bound for Egypt, and after several months spent training there landed on ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli on 22 August 1915 to reinforce the badly depleted First Division which had been there since landing on 25 April. Just days later, the Battalion took part in the Battle for Hill 60, where Arthur was wounded. He Died of Wounds on 27 August 1915 aged 26. He was buried at sea.
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