Thomas Francis HUDSON

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HUDSON, Thomas Francis

Service Number:	28063
Enlisted:	5 September 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	7th Field Artillery Battery
Born:	Nymagee, New South Wales, Australia, 21 October 1895
Home Town:	Nymagee, Cobar, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Joseph's School, Nymagee, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Book-keeper
Died:	Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 30 September 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 28063, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Sydney, New South Wales
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 28063, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 28063, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
30 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 28063, 7th Field Artillery Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 28063 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-09-30

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Biography

"Tom Hudson was born in the NSW country town of Nymagee, the third child and eldest son of Francis and Mary Hudson. He attended St Joseph's School in Nymagee. By the time the First World War began the family was living in the Sydney suburb of Tempe. Tom applied to enlist for the armed forces on 4th September 1916 at the age of 20 and took the oath the next day, his occupation recorded as "Book keeper". He was killed in action a little over one year later on 30th September, 1917 at Polygon Wood, Belgium in the Third Battle of Ypres..." - READ MORE LINK (michaelmuranty.wix.com)

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