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TOMS, Cecil Howard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX37531 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, 21 October 1904 |
| Home Town: | Kyabram, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sandown Secondar School Isle of Wight |
| Occupation: | Orchard Hand |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kyabram & District Honour Roll WW2, Kyabram & District Memorial Community Hospital Honour Roll, Kyabram & District R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Kyabram Memorial Walkway, Kyabram St. Andrew's Church of England Altar & Reredos, Lancaster & District WW2 Roll of Honor, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX37531 | |
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| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX37531, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Henry Toms and Martha Toms; husband of Nellie Jane Toms, of Sale, Victoria.
Private Howard Toms enlisted from Lancaster, where he was employed by Mr. Frank Goode. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Toms of Wyua Road, Kyabram, and was born at Sandown, Isle of Wight, England. He was educated at Sandown Secondary School. He came to Australia with his parents 20 years ago. About 10 years ago he married Miss Nellie Gartner, of Kyabram, and he is survived by a grief stricken widow and two children, Marie and Cecil.
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