New CWGC Commemoration

[Terry Denham]

CWGC added the following WW1 casualty to the Debt of Honour today.

Pte William TODD MM

86332 Special Service, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

Died 09.01.20 Age 30

Commemoration: Sydney Memorial, NSW, Australia

NOT FORGOTTEN

The above is an In From the Cold Project case (Volunteer: Andy Massard)

Pte Todd was discharged from the army in February 1919 but re-enlisted for further service. He died of emphysema aboard the ‘Koningen Louise’ while returning to Australia for final demobilisation. He was buried at sea.

He is the first WW1 casualty to be commemorated on the Sydney Memorial which is reserved for men of the Australian forces who died in eastern and southern parts of the country or in adjacent waters and who have no known grave. There are also 746 WW2 names on the memorial. Almost certainly, there will be others joining him shortly.

[Hywyn]

Well done Andy for bringing in Pte Todd.

Not Forgotten

Hywyn

[chrisharley9]

May He Rest In Peace

[michaeldr]

Well done Andy and the IFTC team

[i saw this inscription at the foot of a CWGC headstone just a few days ago

"Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them"]

Pte William Todd MM - Not Forgotten

[1690philip]

Well done to Terry and the team.

Lest We Forget.

Phil

[River97]

Rest in peace soldier boy, gone and no longer forgotten.

It's a pleasure and an honour to bring them in.

[stevem49]

Never Forgotten