Tisdall, William

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Tisdall, William Service Number 993

Killed in Action 30th March 1918 7th Australian Field Ambulance, Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of

Benalyn Campbell

And Vivienne Tranter

in compiling this resource

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NAME Tisdall, William

SERVICE NO 993

UNIT 19th Battalion

RANK Sergeant 11/8/17

AGE at Enlistment 23 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Battersea, London, Middlesex England

ADDRESS Hawkesbury Hotel, Hawkesbury River

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 24 Feb 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE -

NEXT OF KIN Wife Daisy Maude Tisdall, 2 Croydon St., Lakemba, NSW/ 1 Railway St., Hurlstone Park, NSW/ Woodside St. Hurlstone Park. (Married 13 Mar 1915). Parents;-Alfred & Nellie Tisdall, 110 Lavender Hill, London

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’8”. Weight-140 lbs. Chest-30-33”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED “Ceramic”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 24 Aug 1916-SW L/Hip- France

3 May 1917-GSW Back-Rouen

31 May-1 Jul 1917- Hosp VD (32 days) Harve

18 Sept 1917-GSW R/Ankle- Estaples

29 Mar 1918- Penetrating Abdomen & Thigh, Messines Ridge. Rec from a Pineapple bomb.

DIED 30 Mar 1918-7th Aust. Field Amb. Penetrating wound Abdomen & Thigh.

BURIED Kandahar Farm 2¼ miles WSW of Messines. Plot 2. Row H./

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-17995, British War Medal-15847, Victory Medal-15784. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-342100.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Lost at Sea on board the “Barunga”. Included were;- gold ring, photos, letters lanyard, whistle, cloth wallet, tobacco pouch, 6 badges, note book, lock of hair/ Cigarette Case, coin/ Wallet, photos/

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Wife/

REMARKS

RED CROSS REPORT “Known as Tissie, & a jolly fine fellow”.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8391525



























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