ARMSTRONG, Thomas John Montgomery
| Service Number: | 3003 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915, Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berry, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Berry, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Assistant Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot I, Row B, Grave no. 3, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Thomas John Montgomery ARMSTRONG was born in Berry, NSW in 1894
His parents were Thomas Henry ARMSTRONG and Julia Elizabeth Barnes HUKINS who married in 1889 in Victoria
He was living at Skinners Creek, Nashur when he enlisted in Lismore on 24th September, 1915 - he embarked on the HMAT Itonus on 30th December, 1915 from Brisbane with the 26th Infantry Battalion - 7th re-inforcements
Thomas was Killed in Action on 18th April, 1918 in France & is buried in the Borre British Cemetery in France
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & he was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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Northern Star, Lismore 19th June, 1918 page 14
ROLL OF HONOUR
In loving remembrance of No. 3003, Lance Corporal Thomas John Montgomery (Jack) ARMSTRONG who was killed in action in France on 18th April, 1918
"Somewhere in France he is lying - he answered his countrys call
and died an Australian hero, fighting to save us all."
"Deeply mourned"
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