SHARPE, Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 1432, 1236 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dartford, Kent, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Florist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 24 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1432, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1432, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1432, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1236, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1236 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Thomas ‘Tom’ Sharpe was born in Kent, married and had eight children. Tom volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force on 1 October 1914 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His attestation papers show that his next of kin wife was Thirza Augusta Sharpe, of 3, Amhurst Terrace, St. Vincent Road, Dartford, Kent (later at 120 Highett Street, Richmond, Victoria). He was employed as a florist. He gave his age as 39 years eight months old.
Tom was posted as Private 1236 in A Company of the 8th Battalion AIF. He served at Anzac Cove and suffered a gunshot wound to the right thigh while in action on 1 May 1915 at Gallipoli and was evacuated on the hospital ship Guildford Castle fifteen days later. However, he succumbed to his wounds on 24th May 1915 in Alexandria, Egypt. He is buried at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery (grave: M. 160) in Egypt.
Private Sharpe’s widow was granted a war gratuity pension in the amount of £58 per annum from 25 July 1915, and each of their children was granted £13 per annum from the same date. His personal effects were sent to her in a brown paper parcel from Egypt. The parcel contained his wallet and some letters.
Tom is commemorated on the Civic Centre Memorial, Chelmsford and the Dartford War Memorial in Kent, England. His widow died in Australia around 1941.
Edited from an article at http://www.chelmsfordwarmemorial.co.uk/