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Timothy Richard BAMBERY

Regimental number725
Place of birthWarwick, Queensland
SchoolMurwillumbah Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 4.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, Timothy Richard Bambery, The Caves, Tweed River, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 October 1914
Place of enlistmentMurwillumbah, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 45), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Timothy and Margaret Bambery, Fingal Head, Tweed River, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 726 Pte George Sweetin BAMBERY, 15th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 27 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAMBERY Timothy Richard

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