Thomas GIFFORD

GIFFORD, Thomas

Service Number: 3759
Enlisted: 29 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: McArthur, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town: Harrow, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died Of Wound, Killed In Action, France, Belgium, 7 October 1917
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
Plot XXV11, Row F, Grave 4A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3759, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3759, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3759, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3759, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wounds to the shoulder and neck

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Mrs. A Gifford of Brompton, SA and H. Gifford of Harrow, Victoria; brother of Mrs Mary Jane Alexander

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal