BURNS, Thomas Henry
| Service Numbers: | 426, 229 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, 2 years cadets, 3 years 16th Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 9 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cooks Hill, Newcastle West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tighes Hill Public School, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wheeler (Australian Agricultural Company (A. A. Company) |
| Died: | Smedmore, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 1955, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 2-123. 68. |
| Memorials: | Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 426, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2 years cadets, 3 years 16th Infantry | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 229, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 229, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 426, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD, Medically unfit, wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
69 years ago today, on the 3rd June 1955, Private Thomas Henry Burns, referred to as Sonny, 34th Battalion (Reg No-229), wheeler (Australian Agricultural Company (A. A. Company) Sea Pit, Bull Street, Cooks Hill, N.S.W., closed Friday 20.10.1916 due to exhausted reserves), from William Street, Smedmore, New South Wales, father of three (Tom, Marie, Evie), was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 60. ANGLICAN 2-123. 68.
Born at Merewether, New South Wales on the 9th March 1895 to Thomas (Paddy) Tavas, died 5.4.1948, Newcastle, N.S.W., age?, buried at ANGLICAN 1-49. 28, from 29 Downie Street, Smedmore, N.S.W., and Mary Burns nee Sault, died 3.12.1943, Newcastle Hospital, N.S.W., age?, sleeping at ANGLICAN 1-49. 28, from 29 Downie Street, Smedmore, N.S.W.; husband of Bertha May Burns nee Parry, married 22.1.1916, Wickham, N.S.W., died 1965?, Macksville, N.S.W., Sonny enlisted on the 24th January 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A20 Hororata on the 2nd May 1916.
Wounded in action - 25.1.1917 (GSW head, face, both legs, severe), 5.4.1918 (GSW right wrist).
Invalided to England 11.2.1917.
Admitted to hospital 10.9.1917 (rheumatism).
Granted furlough from 20.12.1917 to 3.1.1918 and 2.5.1918 to 16.5.1918.
Commenced return to Australia 15.9.1918.
Sonny arrived home invalided on the 17th November 1918, being discharged medically unfit (GSW right wrist) on the 3rd March 1919.
Mr. Burns’s name has been inscribed on the Tighes Hill Public School Honor Roll, Smedmore Roll of Honour, Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board (1) and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
I have placed poppies at William’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Service record states Died after Discharge, 1/6/1955.
Officially commemorated 2.2.1956– https://connect.dva.gov.au/.../viewCommemoration.html....
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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