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TOMLINSON, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1310 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Duby, Scotland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Chippendale, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
7th Field Ambulance Cemetery Special memorial, Row C, Grave 11 Chaplain F. Collins officiated Headstone inscription reads: The son of a soldier & died the death of a soldier, doing his duty , 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1310, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1310, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry and Jane Tomlinson of 'Glengarnock', Broad Street, Croydon Park, NSW. Brother of John Tomlinson MM of Cowlbyries Cottage, Dundee, Scotland.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal