Thomas John Marr Todd

Forenames

Thomas John Marr AWMM

Surname

Todd AWMM

Service number

South African 5973 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Birth

2 Mar 1873 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra

Date of birth

2 March 1873

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Address before enlistment

Pre 02 Oct 1914 AWMM Newcastle Street, Perth, Western Australia AWMM

Next of kin

Alexander Todd, Newcastle Street, Perth, Western Australia AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 02 Oct 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

South African 5973 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar (DSO*) AWMM
  DSO and Bar - 'The Distinguished Service Order was awarded for service in the South African campaign.' - 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57- 18/04/1918|15336 - CMG - 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61- 23/05/1919 AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• CMG
  Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. Awarded 1 January 1919 for military service in Egypt.
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Enlistment

WW1 02 Oct 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
Age  41 AWMM
Accountant/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra

Embarkation details

• South Africa Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 2nd Contingent AWMM Australian Imperial Force (AIF) AWMM
• WW1 08 Feb 1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  HMAT A47 - 08-Feb-1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Vessel was Mashobra AWMM Major/Military Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AIF, 10th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

23 Jan 1919 AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of heart failure and wounds, Luxor Egypt AWMM

Parents: James and Eliza TODD AWMM

Death

23 Jan 1919 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra

Place of death

• Aswan, Egypt
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• Aswan, Egypt
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Cause of death

• Died of Disease AWMM
• Heart failure
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• Heart failure
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Death notes

Died while on leave.

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Cemetery

• Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 263), Egypt AWMM
• Cairo Military Cemetery AWMM

Related objects

External links

• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20523883
  Further Reference
• Guildford Anzacs Record
  http://www.guildfordanzacs.org.au/anzac/636
  Further Reference

References

• AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
• Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
• Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.