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BAWDEN, Thomas Richard
| Service Number: | 12595 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, 17 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Barmera, South Australia, 3 August 1964, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section E; Row C; Plot 16 |
| Memorials: | Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 12595, 11th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 12595, 11th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 12595, 11th Field Ambulance | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
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Father: Thomas Rickard BAWDEN & Mother: Ellen LEE.
SA Birth Records 1842 - 1906 Book: 418 Page: 378 District: Dal.
On enlisting he was 28yrs 8mths old, 5' 9.5" tall, single, fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair, worked as a Grocers Assistant. lived at 154 Wakefield St, Adelaide, Methodist.
24/1/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide SA
30/6/1916 Embarked from Port Melbourne onboard HMAT A35 Berima,
as a Private with the 11 Field Ambulance.
24/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France
30/5/1917 appointed Lance Corporal
4/7/1918 Recommended for Military Medal
- for conspicious courange, bravery and devotion of duty near Hamel East at Corbie,
continuous attendance at new frontline attending to badly wounded men under heavy
hostile shell fire, removing men back to safety.
31/8/1918 wounded in action (gun shot wound to left chest), France, evacuated to UK
21/10/1918 Awarded Military Medal - in London Gazette
18/12/1918 returned to Australia onboard SS Somali
10/4/1919 discharged (total service 3yrs 77days)
Medals: Military Medal; British War medal 14978, Victory medal 14714
Buried with wife Rachel E Bawden (85yrs).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.
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Thomas Rickard Bawden - Service Record is Thomas Richard but there are pages with his name as Rickard!
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