ARMSTRONG, Thomas John Montgomery
| Service Number: | 3003 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915, Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berry, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Berry, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot I, Row B, Grave no. 3, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3003, 26th Infantry Battalion, Lismore, NSW | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3003, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3003, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3003, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3003, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3003 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-18 |
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Add my storyBiography 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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