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EVANS, Thomas Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 352 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, England |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery Plot 1, Row G, Grave 14 Chaplain M. Woods Headstone inscription reads: Nobly he fell whilst fighting for liberty Mother, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St James' M2, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 352, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, SN 352, 5th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, SN 352, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, SN 352, 5th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli, Slight wound and remained on duty | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, SN 352, 5th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years
Son of John and Eliza Evans of 'Tasma', Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD. Brother of Sarah Ann Newman nee Evans of Manly, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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