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TOMLINS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4590 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mossgiel, NSW, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wilcannia, Central Darling, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wilcannia War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4590, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4590, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4590, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4590, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4590 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Mary TOMLINS
Brother of Mrs. Margaret GATES
Of Wilcannia, NSW
Died on Servlce.
It is our sad duty to report that another Wilcannia district lad has made the supreme sacrifice. Word came through on Friday that Private James Tomlins had been killed in action on 17th October. Private Tomlins is a brother to Mrs H. H. Gates and enlisted from here about two years ago. He was wounded last year in France, was invalided to England, and had only recently rejoined his regiment at the front. We extend our sympathy to his relatives in their loss.
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