Trooper (later Corporal) Thomas Tooze

Ancestor Details

Thomas Henry Tooze

Ancestor's date of birth: 01/01/1876 West Maitland NSW

Ancestor's date of death: 07/10/1958

Cause of Death: Old Age

Service Number: 400

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Maitland NSW

Unit: NSW Lancers

Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): CPL, Date Effective: 08/08/1916

Murray Page: 512

Contingent: 1^st NSW Contingent, 2^nd Lancer Reinforcement Draft

Ship: Moravian, Date of Sailing: 17/01/1900

Memorial details: Cremated at Beresfield Crematorium NSW 7 October 1958 [83]. Name and service commemorated at the NSW Lancers Memorial Museum, Parramatta.

Awards/Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley, Orange Free State and Transvaal clasps. British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Personal Characteristics: A Blacksmith by trade. Height 170 cm, weight 73 kg (1915).

Reasons to go and fight: A servinc NSW Lancer, may have trained with Lancer Squadron in the UK (most of the second Lancer reinforcement draft had done so).

Details of service in war: Served at Paardeburg, relief of Kimberley until invalided home, arriving on the 6 August 1900.

Service and life after the Boer War: Married Ellen. Lived at Warratah NSW, and worked as a Blacksmith. He served in WW1, enilsted on the 7 August 1915, in the 1 LH, he was transferred to the Artillery, promoted Corporal 8 August 1916 and posted to 14 Field Artillery as a shoeing smith; he saw active service in France. Discharged 28 September 1919.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Lyn Cox, Rankin Park NSW

Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Niece

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