Hi Val Checked http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html Thomas STUART Regimental number 3905 Place of birth Bodyke, County Clare, Ireland School Bodyke National School, Ireland Age on arrival in Australia 25 Religion Roman Catholic Occupation Farm hand Address Dalby, Queensland Marital status Single Age at embarkation 27 Next of kin Mother, Mrs Kate Stuart, Bodyke, County Clare, Ireland Enlistment date 15 September 1915 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 26th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/43/3 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916 Regimental number from Nominal Roll 3905A Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 52nd Battalion Fate Died of wounds 12 September 1916 Place of death or wounding Died No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, France. Age at death 30 Place of burial Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 5), France Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 156 Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Native of Ireland Family/military connections Cousin James S Mulholland Machine Gunner from Queensland. Other details War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Now, if you go to http://naa12.naa.gov.au/Login.htm Sign in as a guest, and search, you will find his digital service record - you will find 29 pages - should determine some wealth there. He died Died of wounds 12 September 1916 However, it was not until 1922/23 that death certificates were issued so that Insurance claims and wills/estates could be settled. Lorrae Glenore Grove Qld 4342 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich -----Original Message----- From: Val.Stewart [mailto:myheritage@dodo.com.au] Sent: Friday, 3 July 2009 10:43 AM To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Death Reg. ? Jan.....thanks for this......I thought it may have been something to do with the "Forces"....don`t know anything about this guy....Thomas Stuart.....except that he was born in Ireland , 1887 and that he died in Qld. 1922....parents...Edmond and Catherine Purcell. Trying to determine where he may have died...... Have an easy day. Val.Stewart. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4211 (20090702) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
Lorrae.....this is very interesting......it will drive me mad trying to find the Mulholland connection now.........his age on arrival......and my home town !! What I would say, a great result....thank you...... Val. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorrae" <lorrae@uqconnect.net> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Death Reg. ? > Hi Val > Checked http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html > > Thomas STUART > Regimental number 3905 > Place of birth Bodyke, County Clare, Ireland > School Bodyke National School, Ireland > Age on arrival in Australia 25 > Religion Roman Catholic > Occupation Farm hand > Address Dalby, Queensland > Marital status Single > Age at embarkation 27 > Next of kin Mother, Mrs Kate Stuart, Bodyke, County Clare, Ireland > Enlistment date 15 September 1915 > Rank on enlistment Private > Unit name 26th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement > AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/43/3 > Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT > A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916 > Regimental number from Nominal Roll 3905A > Rank from Nominal Roll Private > Unit from Nominal Roll 52nd Battalion > Fate Died of wounds 12 September 1916 > Place of death or wounding Died No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, France. > Age at death 30 > Place of burial Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. > 5), > France > Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 156 > Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Native of Ireland > Family/military connections Cousin James S Mulholland Machine Gunner from > Queensland. > Other details War service: Western Front > Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal > > > Now, if you go to http://naa12.naa.gov.au/Login.htm > Sign in as a guest, and search, you will find his digital service record - > you will find 29 pages - should determine some wealth there. > > He died Died of wounds 12 September 1916 > However, it was not until 1922/23 that death certificates were issued so > that Insurance claims and wills/estates could be settled. > > > Lorrae > Glenore Grove Qld 4342 > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Val.Stewart [mailto:myheritage@dodo.com.au] > Sent: Friday, 3 July 2009 10:43 AM > To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Death Reg. ? > > Jan.....thanks for this......I thought it may have been something to do > with > the "Forces"....don`t know anything about this guy....Thomas > Stuart.....except that he was born in Ireland , 1887 and that he died in > Qld. 1922....parents...Edmond and Catherine Purcell. > Trying to determine where he may have died...... > Have an easy day. > Val.Stewart. > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 4211 (20090702) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.2/2213 - Release Date: 07/01/09 18:07:00