Born: Tamworth Father: David Alan Todd, John St., Lidcombe Enlisted: 13 June 1915 Age: 21 years Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk Served in France Killed in Action 5 November 1916 Commemorated Villers Bretonneux Memorial
Parramatta and District Soldiers Who Fought in the Great War
TOMBS, William Henry
Service No: 2412 Corporal, CQMS 34th Battalion
Born: Cromlin, Wales Wife: Josephine Fortesque TOMBS Of Cowper St, Waverley, NSW Occupation prior to enlisting: Journalist Enlisted: 9 March 1916 Embarkation: 17 October 1916 from Sydney per ‘Borda’ Age: 40 years Served in England, France & Belgium Returned to Australia: 11 August 1919 per ‘Themistocles’ Discharged: 18 September 1919 Awarded Meritorious Service Medal
Sydney Morning Herald Record of War Service
TOMKINS, Arthur Albert
Service no 53823 Gunner 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born 1899 in Canterbury, NSW Son of James TOMKINS and Elizabeth Lydia nee PETTIT Of Mitchell Street, Enfield, NSW Occupation prior to enlistment Gardener Enlisted 08 March 1918 Returned to Australia 23 July 1919 Died 1984
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TOMLINS, James
Service No: 4590 Private 10th Battalion, 50th Battalion
Born: Mossgiel, NSW NOK: SISTER: Mrs. Margaret GATES Of Wilcannia, NSW Occupation prior to enlisting: Laborer Enlisted: 1 September 1915 Embarkation: 7 February 1916 Age: 21 years Served in Egypt, France & Belgium Wounded in Action: 16 August 1916 Killed in Action 17 October 1917 Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Chronicle Newspaper
TONKIN, C W
Private
Of Wentworthville, NSW
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Parramatta and District Soldiers Who Fought in the Great War
TOWERS, Horace John
Service No: 6827 Private 32nd Battalion
Born: Cootamundra N.S.W. Father: John Towers, 27 Dartbrook Rd., Auburn Enlisted 12 July 1916 Age: 28 years Occupation: Farm labourer Served: France Wounded in Action, Rejoined unit Died of Bronchial Pneumonia 11 November 1918 Buried: Abberville Community Cemetery Extension, Abberville, France
Parramatta and District Soldiers Who Fought in the Great War
TOWNS, David
Service No: 2824 Private 17th Battalion
Born: Mildura Father: John A. Towns, Rydalmere Enlisted: 11 August 1915 Age: 20 years Occupation prior to enlisting: Dairy hand Served: France, Belguim Wounded in Action: France Rejoined Unit Killed in Action: Belguim 20 September 1917
Pictured with his brother William who served with RAN
Parramatta and District Soldiers Who Fought in the Great War
TOWNSHEND, Samuel Edward
Captain 16th Battalion
Son of ;ate Edward Becher TOWNSHEND and Ellen BARNES fmly TOWNSHEND Of Selwood Alison Road, Randwick, NSW Occupation prior to enlistment Barrister at Law Resided University, Perth, WA Enlisted 01 October 1914 Killed in action 09 May 1915 at Gallipoli Aged 29 years Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial