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AULD, Tom Smith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5795 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1 December 1870 |
| Home Town: | Merredin, Merredin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Sunderland School, England |
| Occupation: | Marine Pilot/Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 March 1917, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock Memorial of Honour, Bruce Rock Totadgin Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5795, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5795, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Tom Smith AULD was born on 1st December, 1870 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
His parents were Josiah AULD and Rachael SMITH who married in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1867
Biography
Tom migrated to Australia in 1911 with his mother, brother and sisters. He joined up in 1916 at the age of 45 and died at the age of 46 of gun shot wound to the abdomen at the casualty clearing station in France.
"Mrs. Auld, Victoria-avenue, Claremont, has received news of the death from wounds of her eldest son. Tom S. Auld, on March 4." - from the West Australian 17 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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