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TOMLINS, Fred Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 442 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Signaller, 442, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Signaller, 442, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 442, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 442, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba | |
| 15 Nov 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 442, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Proceeded to Australia on '1914 leave'. |
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Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins
Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 October 1914 from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Star of Victoria (A16). In May 1916 Tomlins was promoted to Signalling Sergeant, then Lieutenant (Lt) in October 1917. Lt Tomlins returned to Australia in November 1918 on 1914 Leave (granted to servicemen and women who had enlisted in 1914 and were eligible for early return to Australia)
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