Frederick John TOMS

TOMS, Frederick John

    Service Number: 5241
    Enlisted: 25 November 1915, Nowra, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Exbury, Hampshire, England, 1889
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Exbury Church Schools, Hampshire, England
    Occupation: Sailor
    Died: Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 20 July 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    25 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5241, Depot Battalion , Nowra, New South Wales
    1 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5241, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    1 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5241, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
    2 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5241, 1st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
    9 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5241, 1st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
    17 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5241, 1st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5241, 1st Infantry Battalion, Killed In Action

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    Private Frederick John Toms

    Private Frederick John Toms, one of 5 children to George and Fanny Toms of Exbury, Hampshire, England. Older brother Walter George Toms also served during the war with the Mercantile Marine Reserve and was killed while serving on Royal Yacht HMY "Aegusa" when she was mind off Malta on 28th April 1916. 

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