Thomas Henry TRIMBLE

TRIMBLE, Thomas Henry

Service Number: 1765
Enlisted: 5 June 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Qld., 16 November 1892
Home Town: Cooroy, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Warwick State School, Brisbane Grammar School
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Died: 3 September 1958, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales
Memorials: Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book
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World War 1 Service

5 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1765, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
20 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1765, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 1765, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

THOMAS HENRY TRIMBLE was born at Brisbane on 16th November, 1892, the son of Mr. Frederick Thomas Trimble and Mrs. Grace Winifred Trimble. He was educated at Warwick State School, and the Brisbane Grammar School. He joined the Bank’s service at Warwick, Queensland, on 9th February, 1911; was transferred to Roma in the following March; to Fortitude Valley in June, 1912; to South Brisbane in August, 1913; and to Cooroy (as teller) in August, 1914.

At Cooroy Thomas Henry Trimble enlisted as a private in the A.I.F. on 1st June, 1915. He embarked on active service as a member of the 25th Battalion in the following July. He saw service in Gallipoli during September and November, 1915, and was in Egypt from the latter date until May, 1916, when he went to France, having been promoted on 21st March to warrant officer, Class II. He was on active service in France from May, 1916, until April, 1919, a period of three years, except for brief absences on leave and in hospital after being wounded and gassed.

Thomas Henry Trimble was engaged in all the actions of the 4th Division in France, with the exception of the latter part of the Battles of Passchendaele, and was appointed second-lieutenant on 7th April, 1917. He was promoted to lieutenant the following August and to captain on 7th November, 1918.

Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour

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