| Regimental number | 408 |
| Place of birth | Stanley Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | Christian Brothers College, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Dental assistant |
| Address | 2 Hart Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8.75" |
| Weight | 169 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Tymons, 2 Hart Street, North Adelalide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, 80th A Battalion (1 year); Citizen Military Forces, C Company, 79th Battalion: still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 22.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 4), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary TYMONS, 8 Seventh Avenue, St. Peters, South Australia. Native of North Adelaide |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 947 Sergeant Clement Joseph TYMONS, killed in action, France, 5th November 1916; Cousins: 948 Pte Patrick William TYMONS MM, 27th Bn, killed in action, 4 August 1916; 115 Pte Vincent Brosner O'MEARA, 12th Bn, killed in action, 2 April 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismalia, 26 January 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 14 February 1916; rejoined 32nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 February 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 21 April 1916, of being absent from 2000 hours parade: admonished. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Posted missing for 3 months and struck off strength, 20 October 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2800902: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 423 Pte W. CUNNINGHAM, 32nd Bn (patient, 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England), 17 November 1916: 'Sergt. Tymons was shot through the head and killed in the attack by the British on July 20th. Three Trenches (sic) were taken and held for 11 hours. The Germans flooded the trenches and they had to retire. The body was not recovered.' Second statement, 490 Pte W. EMMETT, 32nd Bn (patient, 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, England), 27 November 1916: 'I knew him personally - he was out in No Man's Land at Fleurbaix. He was killed instantly by bullet. His body was left out there. I did not hear of him being buried - I saw him fall.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TYMONS James Patrick
Red Cross file 2800902 |
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