PINDER, Thomas Wesley
| Service Number: | 831 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row B. Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 831, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 20 Aug 1914: | Involvement Driver, 831, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 831, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 831, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 831 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Henry Pinder and Maria Bridget Pinder nee Gould of Retreat Road, Bendigo, Victoria. Brother of Ethel Lavinia Pinder, Gertrude Amy Pinder, Claud Jonathon Pinder, Joseph Francis Pinder who returned to Australia on 9 March 1919 having served with the 8th Battalion, Valentine Pinder, Francis Benjamin Pinder, Jonathon Pinder, Lavinia Olive Pinder, Nellie May Pinder and Stephen Henry Pinder
Medals: 194-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte Pinder was killed in action at the Gallipoli landing (second wave) and his body was originally buried in an isolated grave near the bottom of Victoria Gully.
He was re-interred in the Brown's Dip Cemetery in 1921 before finally being laid to rest in the Lone Pine Cemetery in 1923.
Biography contributed by Larna Malone
Thomas Wesley Pinder was born in Bendigo , the son of Thomas Henry & Bridget Maria Pinder, of Bendigo. Thomas was a Baker/Pastry cook, employed by Mr. Chas. H. Leggo, Caterer. He had no previous military experience and was aged 27 years & 5 months when he Enlisted for Service on 19/8/14. He arrived at Broadmeadows Camp on 21/8/14 and was allotted Service no. 831 and appointed to ‘G’ Company, 7th Battalion.
The 7th Battalion left Broadmeadows Camp on 18 October, 1914, and embarked for service overseas on board HMAT ‘Hororata’. Arriving in Egypt the battalion moved into camp at Mena, at the foot of the pyramids. (6/12/14)
In January, 1915, the Australian force was re-organized. In the 7th Battalion ‘G’ and ‘H’ Companies joined to form the new ‘D’ Company. This meant that all the men from Northern Victoria were together in one Company.
The 7th Battalion was part of the force which landed at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915.
Thomas Wesley Pinder was KIA during the Landing, 25/4/15 – 2/5/1915. He was Buried in an isolated grave near the bottom of Victoria Gully, about 1000 yards SE of Anzac Cove. His body was re-interred in the Browns Dip Cemetery (1921) and again re-interred in the Lone Pine Cemetery (1923)
"The First Lot. 7th Battalion. The first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War": Larna Malone
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