EDWARDS, Thomas Edward
Service Number: | 3038 |
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Enlisted: | 6 October 1916, Ringarooma, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 1884 |
Home Town: | Ringarooma, Dorset, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 February 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row B, Grave 54 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Legerwood Memorial Park |
World War 1 Service
6 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3038, Ringarooma, Tasmania | |
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10 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3038, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3038, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide |
WW1
Visit Legerwood Tasmania to see their small avenue of carved trees (or view them on Google). The town records Thomas as born 9 Sept 1883 at Fingal Tas. Born to George and Rose Ann (nee Mooney) Edwards. After enlistment, he entered the Claremont Training Camp 1 Nov 1916 and departed Tas 3 Feb 1917. Thomas was one of 9 children and married Florence Pathina Down in 1918. Thomas was K.I.A. 19 Feb 1918 Lest We Forget
Submitted 1 November 2021 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Florence Pathiner Edwards of Wellington Road, Launceston, Tasmania. Later known as Florence Pathiner McDonald
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal