Thomas Stewart CHRISTIE

Regimental number5065
Place of birthDurham England
SchoolPublic Elementary, South Shields, Durham, England
Other trainingTerritorial Force, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSlater
Address40 Nowranie Street, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs G Christie, 40 Nowranie Street, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 February 1917
Place of death or woundingLe Transloy, Somme, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Mary CHRISTIE, husband of Grace CHRISTIE, 32 Morris Street, Summer Hill, Sydney, New Soth Wales. Native of South Shields, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal