TODD, Gladstone James
| Service Number: | 495 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, An original member of C Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston Grammar School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, 20 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Plot XX, Row D, Grave No. 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cullenswood Honour Roll, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Nar Nar Goon Commercial Bank of Australia Limited WW1 Roll of Honour, Sheffield War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 495, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, An original member of C Squadron | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 495, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 495, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Apr 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 495, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 495 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Gladstone was the son of William James and Caroline Todd, of Launceston, Tasmania. He was one of the first Australians to enlist, August 1914, and sailed with the First Expeditionary Force.
He served on Gallipoli from May 1915 and was evacuated sick on two occasions. He fought with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment through the Middle East until he was mortally wounded, bomb wounds to the chest, on 20 April 1917, and died the same day in the Anzac Casualty Clearing Station.
His brother, 4306 Gunner George Benson Todd Australian Artillery, was killed in action 24 April 1918.
It was reported in the newspaper that he commenced his banking career at the National Bank, St. Mary's, and was afterwards promoted to the Sheffield branch, where he was accepted for active service abroad. The writer stated “Gladstone was a boy of excellent character, and had a brilliant future in front of him had he been spared.”
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