Regimental number | 299 |
Place of birth | Dover, Kent, England |
Other Names | ATWILL, Thomas Alfred |
School | Cardiff Higher Grade School, Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 37 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gosson and Blende Streets, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Atwill, Dousland, Yelverton, South Lennon, England |
Previous military service | Served as a Territorial Soldier, Royal Garrison Artillery, Glamorgan, Wales. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave 25), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | ATTESTED AS ATWILL. Parents: Sarah Helen ATWILL, 7 Richmond Crescent, Cardiff, South Wales, and the late Thomas ATWILL. Mother's pension claim was rejected: 'No proof of dependence. Claimant has adequate means.' |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1508 Percy Gerard ATWILL, 13th Bn, killed in action; William Arthur ATWILL MM, 13th Bn, demobilised in England. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Killed in action, 19 May 1915. Buried Shrapnel Gully Cemetery by Chaplain J.C. McPHEE, 19 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Blend Street. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ATWILL Thomas Arthur |