Thomas Joseph Abberton born 26 June 1910 [1] , died 29 February 1944 [2] . A short live with much tragedy. Thomas was the only child of Thomas Abberton and his second wife Mary Naughton. I have yet to find out what happened to Mary, a mystery to solve but Thomas Snr died 5 May 1914 [3] , leaving Thomas Jnr an orphan. I do know that he was in touch with is half-siblings as both his sister and brother were listed as next-of-kin, on his records. What little information I have about Thomas, is that he worked on a farm in the Forbes area of New South Wales. The only photo, I have, shows him being a larrikin. He enlists on 31 May 1940 [4] and is sent to Ceylon, where he is stationed until April 1942. He returns to Australia for a short period before being sent to New Guinea. Thomas dies from disease in February 1944 and is buried in the Bomama War Cemetery, New Guinea. He is commemorated on panel 36 East, Roll of Honour, Australia War Memorial. ...
