To be the sort of man who would give way when his mates were trusting to his firmness; to be the sort of man who would fail when the line, the whole force, and the allied cause required his endurance; to have made it necessary for another unit to do his own unit’s work; to live the rest of his life haunted by the knowledge that he had set his hand to a soldier’s task and had lacked the grit to carry it through – that was a prospect which these men could not face. Life was very dear, but life was not worth living unless they could be true to their idea of Australian manhood.Charles Bean, The story of ANZAC, The official history of Australia in the war of 1914–18, vol. 1
Thomas William ToddAble Seaman Thomas William Todd was born at Glanville and resided with his wife and son at Rosewater at the time of his death. So, not only was he a South Australian but also came from the western suburbs of Adelaide. At the time, he was serving at HMAS TORRENS (later HMAS ENCOUNTER), the Naval Headquarters of SA at Birkenhead.
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Regimental number 729 Date of birth 1 June 1884 Place of birth Manchester, England School Machester National School, England Religion Church of England Occupation Carpenter Address Doncaster Cottage, Exmouth Road, Glanville…
Regimental number 2783 Place of birth St George's Place, Alberton, South Australia School Alberton State School, Adelaide, South Australia Religion Baptist Occupation Clerk Address Divett Street, Alberton, South Australia Marital…
Date of birth 27th April 1886, Alberton Son of William Henry Betts & Elizabeth nee Fosdike Religion Church of England Occupation Medical practitioner Address Maitland, South Australia Marital…
Regimental number 5930 Religion Church of England Occupation Driver Address Grand Junction Road, Rosewater, South Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 21 Next of kin Mother, Mrs Emily Abbott, Grand Junction Road…
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