NIVEN, Thomas Nathaniel
| Service Number: | 54016 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 April 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Silvertown, Essex, England , 27 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Beckton Road Council School, Canning Town, London, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Influenza and pneumonia, Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, United Kingdom, 14 October 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 364, Row E, Grave 15, Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54016, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 54016, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 54016, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 54016, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 54016 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-14 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 14th October.....Private Thomas Nathaniel Niven was born in Silvertown, Essex, England in 1896. Thomas Niven, aged 13, & his family were passengers on "Pericles" which had departed from London & arrived at Brisbane, Australia on 1st March, 1910.
Thomas Niven enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd April, 1918 as a 22 year old Labourer from Balmain, Sydney, NSW.
Private Thomas Nathaniel Niven embarked from Sydney on SS Field Marshal on 19th June, 1918 & disembarked at London, England on 26th August, 1918.
Private Niven was marched in to 5th Training Battalion on 26th August, 1918 & allotted to Reinforcements of 19th Battalion. He was transferred to Reinforcements of 33rd Battalion at Fovant, Wiltshire on 27th September, 1918.
Private Niven was admitted to the Group Clearing Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire with Influenza on 8th October, 1918 & then transferred to the Military Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 10th October, 1918 seriously ill with pneumonia.
Private Thomas Nathaniel Niven died at 9 p.m. on 14th October, 1918 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny of Influenza & Pneumonia. He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers & 2 Australian Nurses are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/n---q.html
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