HAYNE, Thomas Arthur
Service Number: | 949 |
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Enlisted: | 9 January 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1894 |
Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Scone High School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Stockman |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
9 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 949, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 949, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Forty-One embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
22 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 949, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Forty-One, Newcastle | |
12 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 949, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 949 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
Family History
Thomas' mother and father were a son and daughter of immigrants from England. His mother Sarah outlived his father Fred. They lived in Guernsey St., Scone, NSW. Thomas was born there on 25 Nov 1894. He was just 22 when he joined the AIF, enlisting on 19 Jan 1915. First posted to the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, he was transferred to the 46th Infantry Battalion on 12 Sep 1916.
Thomas was killed in action at the first battle of Bullecourt on 11 Apr 1917 and has no known grave
Submitted 18 October 2016 by Robert Hayne