Eric William TOMS

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TOMS, Eric William

Service Number:	2652
Enlisted:	20 September 1920
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Meningitis, At Sea, United Kingdom, France, 1 December 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea - Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton

World War 1 Service

9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2652, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2652, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
20 Sep 1920:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 39th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date – 30th November..... Private Eric William Toms was born at Nelligen, NSW in 1895. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th September, 1916 as a 23 year old, married, Blacksmith from Parramatta, NSW.

Private Eric William Toms embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9th November, 1916 with the 39th Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements.
Private Eric William Toms died at 2.10 am on 30th November, 1916 on board HMAT Benalla (A24) while at Sea from Meningitis. He was buried at Sea & is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/s---t.html

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