Lance Corporal
Thomas PENTECOST
Infantry
Died: 29th May 1915 - Age: 27

Commemorated:

1. Grave:Shell Green CemeteryI. E. 23.
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.132
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour23A GQS
    

Awards & Titles:

 

Family :

Son of Frances Pentecost of 309 Bexhill Rd. St. Leonards-on-Sea Sussex and the late Charles Pentecost. Native of Pembury Kent England.

Born Penbury Kent Enlisted 14 Dec 1914 Buried near Btn HQ by Chaplain F Fahey. His bother Tom also KIA. Two other brothers lost through accident before the war. Father died of a heart attack when hearing of the boy's death. Brother: Name: PENTECOST, ALBERT Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Unit Text: 7th Bn. Date of Death: 13/07/1916 Service No: G/12357 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 11 C. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: 9/Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 

Mike: BEAN 9th Battalion (Q'lard), 26, J Z . 49, 136. 138-9, won, 2 1 0 . 213, 281. 473, &r, 483. 496-7. 524. 559%. 562, 598s. 793. Soor, 809. 890; raids German trencher near Fleurbaix, 1-2 July. 173-80; at Pozidrei: enteri line. 20 July, 479, attacks Pozidrea Trench, aa July, 489-90, renews attack, a3 July. 499-502. 503-4. 507 et w.. 516, 5x7;
Mike: BEAN 9th Battalion (Q?land), 145, 166, 174. 274n. 292, 293. 320, 483; during Turkish attack of 19 May, 146: patrolling on right flank, 189-90; relieves 10 Bn., 276; command, 300; sortie to Snipers? Ridge and Knife Edge, 28 June, 300-3, casualties, 301, 305.

Mike: BEAN 9th Battalion (Q?land), 145, 166, 174. 274n. 292, 293. 320, 483; during Turkish attack of 19 May, 146: patrolling on right flank, 189-90; relieves 10 Bn., 276; command, 300; sortie to Snipers? Ridge and Knife Edge, 28 June, 300-3, casualties, 301, 305.

Mike: B Company BEAN 9th Battalion (Q?land), 145, 166, 174. 274n. 292, 293. 320, 483; during Turkish attack of 19 May, 146: patrolling on right flank, 189-90; relieves 10 Bn., 276; command, 300; sortie to Snipers? Ridge and Knife Edge, 28 June, 300-3, casualties, 301, 305.

Mike: BEAN 9th Bn. (@'land). 484, action 4at0-iieteren. aa-a4 ~ p r . .4 91 et srq

"Mike: 9th Battalion (Q'land), 38, 91, 131; at Lemnos, 210: objectives at Landing, 226-8, 337, 405, 406; Landing, 247 et seq.; with IO Bn. first ashore, 252; L!.. Chapman the first to land, xii ; Maj Salisbury commands, 263, numbers landed, 281: 400 Plateau. 338, 341-2, 343-4, 350, 352, 353. 354-8, 360-1, 370, 372-5, 376-9, 380-1, 390, 396, 398, 402, 404-6, 496, 525; Bolton's Hill, 356-7 ; party reaches "" Third "" ridge, 345, 347, 406 ; MacLaurin's Hill. 534 ; casualties, Aprrl 25-30, 536; parties of Lt. Boase, 275. 343-49 355.373, 376-7, 402, 404"

"Mike: 9th Battalion (Q'land), 38, 91, 131; at Lemnos, 210: objectives at Landing, 226-8, 337, 405, 406; Landing, 247 et seq.; with IO Bn. first ashore, 252; L!.. Chapman the first to land, xii ; Maj Salisbury commands, 263, numbers landed, 281: 400 Plateau. 338, 341-2, 343-4, 350, 352, 353. 354-8, 360-1, 370, 372-5, 376-9, 380-1, 390, 396, 398, 402, 404-6, 496, 525; Bolton's Hill, 356-7 ; party reaches "" Third "" ridge, 345, 347, 406 ; MacLaurin's Hill. 534 ; casualties, Aprrl 25-30, 536; parties of Lt. Boase, 275. 343-49 355.373, 376-7, 402, 404"

Mike: E Company BEAN 9th Battalion (Q?land), 145, 166, 174. 274n. 292, 293. 320, 483; during Turkish attack of 19 May, 146: patrolling on right flank, 189-90; relieves 10 Bn., 276; command, 300; sortie to Snipers? Ridge and Knife Edge, 28 June, 300-3, casualties, 301, 305.

Action : Gallipoli 

The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.

Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Star of the East No. 1407 E.C.Queensland

Initiated
Passed
Raised
12th December 1912
30th January 1913
2nd February 1913
 

Thomas is a 25 year old Foreman from Maryborough, Queensland at the time of his initiation in 1912. He has one year of war service recorded in 1915, followed by "Killed in Action" in the 1916 column.

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