GARDNER  T.H.C.

Given Names:  Thomas Henry Clifton

               

Service Number:  584

Unit:  5th Battalion, F Company                                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  20 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Teacher                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10½ In                

Weight:  145 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Dark

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/8/1914

Place:  Prahran

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Matilda Gardner

2 Gordon Avenue, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  21/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Orvieto A3

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Konigin Luise                                  

Embarked:  18/12/1919                             

Disembarked:  4/2/1920

Unit:  AIF Headquarters                                                                                                                 

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  21/4/1920                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  1142

British War Medal:  4654

Victory Medal:  4660

Other:    Military Medal

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  4/6/1894

Place:  Brisbane, Queensland                   

Father:  Charles Howard GARDNER         

Mother:  Matilda

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Florence Margory BROWNE

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 15/2/1956                          

Place: Sydney, New South Wales             

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 25/7/1916; gun shot wound, arm

Wounded in action 23/8/1918; stab wound, left thigh

Non-military employment 15/7/1919-15/10/1919

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:   N78987                                                 

Date Enlisted:   25/9/1940                                                     

Date Discharged:  17/10/1940

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary