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William TOMLINSON

Regimental number1840
Place of birthIngleton, Yorks, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway cleaner
Address20 Belmore Road, Rozelle
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinSister, Mrs Emily Green, Per Way Shops, Hedge Hill, Liverpool, England
Enlistment date7 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 17 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row E, Grave No. 8), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth TOMLINSON; husband of Jane WAYLING (formerly TOMLINSON), 9 Cannon Street, Accrington, Lancashire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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