SARGOOD, Timms Augustus
| Service Number: | 116 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Essondale, British Columbia, Canada., 26 October 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery Plot: ABRAY-*-21-050-0003 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 116 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 116, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 116, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Timms Augustus Sargood was born in 1881 at Paddington, London England, a son to Timms Knight Sargood and Maria Anna Josephine Sargood (nee Dunne). He came to Australia with his parents as a yound boy, his father dying at his home in Red Hill, Brisbane in 1895. At the time of his enlistment in 1901 he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. T. K. Sargood at Red Hill, Brisbane.
His life after the war is unclear but at some point he relocated to Canada prior to WW1. During WW1 he served with Canadian forces 7th Battalion at Vimy Ridge, France, after which he was given a commission as a Lieutenant. He died in 1953 at Essondale, British Columbia, Canada. Refer to Find A Grave memorial for a newspaper report of his passing and his previous life in Australia and service in the Boer War.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 512; Qld State Archives Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, p. 126; Find a Grave memorial).
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