TWADDLE, Thomas Arbuckle
| Service Number: | 3130 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Plot IV E 31, Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3130, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3130, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney |
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Thomas Arbuckle TWADDLE was born c. 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (his age varies on different records)
His parents were William & Marion TWADDLE from Hamilton in Scotland
He married Sarah Ann McDONALD in Scotland & came out to Australia in 1911 on his own. His wife & children followed later and she remarried a William Caddie MURRAY in Victoria
Thomas had previous service with the 2nd Scottish Rifles and then enlisted with the Australian Army on 15th July, 1915 with the 13th Battalion, 10th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Ballarat on 6th Sept. 1915 - Service No. 3130
He was Killed In Action on 9th July 1916 in Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) and is buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, row E, grave no. 31, Bois Greiner, France
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