Virtual War Memorial | Thomas Alfred Jack PLAYFAIR DSO, OBE, MiD

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PLAYFAIR, Thomas Alfred Jack

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	7th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 13 October 1890
Home Town:	Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Church of England Grammar School
Occupation:	Soldier, Businessman and Politician
Died:	St Lukes Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 August 1966, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, The Rocks Brigadier Thomas Playfair Memorial Plaque

World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
11 May 1916:	Involvement Captain, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Captain, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Retired as a Brigadier

38 years in politics