BRIMBLE, Thomas
| Service Number: | 5342 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1915, Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Botany, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Geghamstown Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Western Front, France, 6 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor, Bungendore WW1 Roll of Honour, Bungendore War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Millthorpe Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5342, 13th Infantry Battalion, Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5342, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5342, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred and Mary Brimble, Millthorpe, New South Wales
KILLED IN ACTION.
Word was received on Saturday by the Rev. R. H. Kelly, to the effect that Pte.Thomas Brimble had been killed in action on April 6. He had been in the fighting for over two years, and served in the Gallipoli campaign. He was the son of Mr. Alfred Bimble, and was well known, having spent his life here. No particulars are to hand regarding him, but some time back news was received that he had been wounded in action, and he must have recovered and returned to the front. The greatest sympathy is expressed for his father in his sad bereavement.
The following letter has been received by Mr. Alf Brimble, in reference to the death of his son, Pte Tom Bimble, who was killed in action in France:—"With deep regret I write to tell you a little about the death of your son, Pte. T. Brimble, No. 5342 of the 45th Battalion, who nobly fell in action on 5/4/18. I feel sure you will be comforted to know that your son met his death like a true Australian soldier and a brave man. God rest his soul in peace. He was buried with several of his comrades just near where he fell, and later, I trust, a suitable cross will be placed over his resting place. Please allow me to express my heartfelt sympathy with you in your great loss, and believe me to be, yours sincerely, T. H. Justice, chaplain."