TINSON, Garnet Edmund Iles
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 18 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State Public School & Tamworth Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Dunluce Castle), 9 August 1915, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Cessnock St. John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Telarah Homeville Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 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 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Garnet Edmund Iles TINSON was born in West Maitland, New South Wales on 18th August, 1887
His parents were Albert Henry TINSON & Sarah Agnes Annie Charlotte DENNY
He has previously served for 6 years & 3 months with the 6th Light Horse Regiment before he enlisted to serve in WW1 on 27th August, 1914 & embarked from Sydney on 20th October, 1914 with the 1st Light Horse Regiment on the HMAT Star of Victoria
He married Martha BROWN in Maitland in 1911 - 3 known children, Katie, Garnet & Doris
Garnet sustained gun shot wounds to his legs at Gallipoli & died on board the HS Dunluce Castle on 9th August, 1915 and was buried at sea - his name is memorialsed on the Australian War Memorial & the Lone Pine Memorial
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His brother Walter Ernest Richard TINSON (SN 3499) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
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