TIMMS, Bradford Heineman
| Service Number: | VX8409 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 23 June 1914 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Libya, 6 January 1941, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Sollum, Egypt Burial reference: - Plot 18, Row H, Grave 9. Personal Inscription: - "I HAVE GONE HOME". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX8409 | |
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| 24 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX8409, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 24 Jun 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
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Parents: - John Henry 'Harry' Timms and Jessie Mary Smith married 19th October 1911, of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
Trove: - Camperdown Chronicle,Thursday 16 January 1941 - Page 1
Killed In Action
LIEUT. B. TIMMS, OF COBDEN
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of
Lieutenant B. Timms, formerly of Cobden, and the first
local soldier to be killed in action. Lieutenant Timms was 26 years old, and the only son of Mr and Mrs H. Timms, Castlemaine. He was a cousin of Mrs. A. Havard, Cobden, with whom he had been staying for
some time, when he enlisted. Before he joined the A.1.F., he was a Corporal in the Cobden platoon of the 23rd/21st battalion A.M.F. Lieutenant Timms was as
fine a soldier as he was a civilian, and was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew him. In his honour, the flag at the shire hall, Cobden, was flown at half mast, yesterday.
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