Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsjahr:
1896
Geburtsort:
Nymagee, New South Wales, Australia

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Buchhalterr

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
Australia
Truppe:
Australian Imperial Force
Rang:
Driver
Dienstnummer:
28063
Einberufung datum:
05/09/1916
Einberufung ort:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Einheiten:
 —  Australian Field Artillery, 7th Bty. 3rd Bde.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
30/09/1917
Sterbeort:
Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
21

Gedenkstätte

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 3

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Einberufung ort
#3 Ort des Todes (ungefähr)

Meine Geschichte

Driver Thomas Francis Hudson served in the 7th Battery, of the 3rd Brigade Australian Field Artillery, part of the 1st Australian Division.
Although the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Australian Imperial Force Project indicate Thomas Francis Hudson as a Driver, he is mentioned in the War Diary of the 3rd Brigade Australian Field Artillery and in his Service Record and Red Cross Wounded and Missing file as a Gunner.
The 3rd Brigade Australian Field Artillery arrived in the Ypres area on the 8th of September 1917. The Artillery unit was to support the offensive, known as the Third Battle of Ypres. From the 9th till the 11th of September the 3rd Brigade Australian Field Artillery moved their guns close to the frontline. From the 12th of September onward they started supporting the British advance. The infantry of the 1st Australian Division joined the offensive a week later, on the 20th of September. Consequently the Brigade was attached to 1st ANZAC Corps and covered a portion of the 1st Australian Divisional Front. On the 26th of September the Brigade took part in the operations in the vicinity of Polygon Wood. And the Brigade was attached to the 5th Australian Divisional Artillery.
According to his Red Cross Wounded and Missing File, Thomas Francis Hudson, was assigned to the signaling section of the 7th Battery, 3rd Brigade Australian Field Artillery. On the night of the 30th of September 1917, he went out to the frontline at Polygon Wood, together with Lieutenant B. O’Reilly. Their he served as a telephonist for the lieutenant. They were to pass through coordinates of German positions to the 7th Battery. Thomas Francis Hudson was killed by a German shell, while working as a telephonist in the frontline at Polygonwood. Death was instantaneous and Hudson was buried near the place where he fell. His grave, however, was lost during the later duration of the war. He is now remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.

Quellen 6

AIF-project
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/search
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Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll-search/all/?preferred_name=&service_number=&unit=&conflict=0&op=Search
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CWGC
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/924345/HUDSON,%20THOMAS%20FRANCIS
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National Archives of Australia
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx
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The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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War Diary HQ 3rd Brigade Australian Field Artillery
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/
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