BRADSHAW, Thomas William Hewitt
| Service Number: | 5042 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 November 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 31 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Townsville West State School |
| Occupation: | Loco Engine Driver |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 7 September 1969, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section D5, site 614 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Georgetown Etheridge War Memorial, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5042, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5042, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5042, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Imprisoned Interred Limburg |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Thomas was born in Townsville on 31 Oct 1888, son of Edward Bradshaw and Elizabeth Hewitt.
He married Janet Veitch on 11 Jan 1911.
Private Bradshaw enlisted in Townsville on 22 Nov 1915, and embarked from Sydney per HMAT A16 “Star of Victoria” on 31 Mar 1916.
He served in Egypt and on the Western Front with the 15th Battalion AIF and 47th Battalion.
He was captured in the Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium on 13 Oct 1917, and interned as a POW in Limburg, Germany for 2 years. He returned to Australia on 2 Mar 1919, and discharged 13 Jun 1919.
He died in Townsville on 7 Sep 1969 aged 80, and is buried in the Belgian Gardens Cemetery. He was a locomotive engine driver.
Courtesy of Samual Cox
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