TIGHE, Edward Victor
| Service Number: | 160 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, An original member of A Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Bukkulla, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Bukkulla District Roll of Honour, Inverell War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 160, 1st Light Horse Regiment, An original member of A Squadron | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 160, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 160, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 160, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 160 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edward was one of eleven men who departed Inverell on 21 August 1914 to enlist in Sydney. He had served eight years with the Light Horse unit at Inverell and was promoted to Sergeant. When he enlisted, he was engaged working on his father's property. He was 29 years of age, and single. He was a splendid rider and crack shot. As a member of the 1st Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron, he sailed from Sydney on 20 October 1914. He served at Gallipoli and was killed in action during the Australian assaults on 7 August 1915, a few months after being promoted to Corporal. Edward's name is inscribed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli, Turkey.
His older brother, 3923A Lce. Cpl. Frederick Tighe 49th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Mouquet Farm just over a year later, aged 34.
Both men have their names inscribed on the Inverell Honor Roll and Cenotaph. In addition, memorial trees were planted for them in 1919 in Kurrajong Parade.