TIDD, William
| Service Number: | 863 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eastville, Victoria, July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Eastville, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eastville State School and North Melbourne State School |
| Occupation: | Grocer's assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 6, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Laanecoorie Eastville State School No 1245 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 863, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 863, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 863, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 863, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Sunners
"KILLED IN ACTION. PRIVATE WILLIAM TIDD.
Information was received by Mr. J. Tidd, of Hargreaves-street, on Tuesday, that his son, Private William Tidd, had been killed in action at the Dardanelles. Private Tidd was a native of Laanecoorie and was educated at the Eastville State School in which district his father was a highly respected farmer for many years, Mr. Tidd and his family coming to reside in Bendigo about a year ago. Private Tidd, had he lived, would have been 22 years of age next Saturday. After gaining his merit certificate at tho age of 14 years, he left Eastville for Melbourne, and here he was employed in the grocery establishment of Mr. J. Oates, at North Melbourne, for some four years Subsequently he entered the employ of Mr. J. Cuskell, grocer, of Kensington, where he was engaged when he volunteered for active service. Private Tidd was one of the earliest volunteers, and participated in the first march of recruits from Melbourne to Broadmeadows. The deceased soldier was very popular with his comrades, and took a keen interest in basket ball,baseball and lawn tennis. He was also a member of the North Melbourne Methodist Christian Endeavor Society. Private Tidd enlisted in the infantry with the first Expeditionary Force, but was later transferred to the 2nd machine gun section of the 6th Battalion in the 2nd Infantry Brigade. He was an ardent amateur photographer, and after leaving Australia for the front, he sent numerous photographs taken by himself in Egypt to his parents, who highly prize them. Mr. and Mrs. Tiidd were yesterday the recipients of a telegram of sympathy from the late Private Tidd's fellow employes at Mr. Cuskell's shop expressing regret at the sad loss they had sustained through the death of their son and their late fellow employee." - Bendigo Advertiser 01 Jul 1915
"TIDD.- In loving memory of our dear son and brother, William Tidd, who gave his life at Gallipoli, 6th June, 1915. For honor, home and freedom. - Inserted by his loving parents and brothers." - from the Bendigonian 08 Jun 1916
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