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TOMLINSON, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 162 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, 17 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Staggy Creek School, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 11 July 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row D, Grave 18 Chaplain Rev. McPhee officiated Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour, Inverell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 162, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 23 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 162, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 162, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 162, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 162 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Elizabeth Jane Tomlinson of 'Ross Hill', Inverell, NSW. Brother of Katherine Daly Keown nee Tomlinson of Concord, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Citizen Military Forces Light Horse Regiment
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