Military History

Gardiner was a Trooper with 33rd Reinf. 10th Light Horse Depot Squadron 23.5.1917. He attended the NCO School Claremont 10.11.1917 and then to a School of Instruction.
Embarked Fremantle per RMS ‘Ormonde’ for Egypt. 13.3.1918.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 3rd Light Horse Regt. 10th LH.33rd Reinf.
Gardiner disembarked at Suez with the 10th Light Horse 4.4.1918. He marched out to Machine Gun Training Squadron 22.5.1918. Gardiner transferred to the 3rd Machine Gun Squadron 5.7.1918. He transferred back to the Depot Squadron 10th Light Horse 6.7.1918. Gardiner was reported sick with severe malaria 27.8.1918. He was hospitalised at Port Said 3.9.1918. He was discharged from Hospital and marched out to the 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron 4.3.1919. He was listed for return on demobilization.
Embarked Kantara, Egypt per ‘Oxfordshire’ for Australia 10.7.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Australia 4.8.1919.
Discharged 22.10.1919.
Final Rank Private, 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.      
Photos  Thomas Dory Gardiner. Photo source Daily News 28.3.1929 p8
               HMAT 'Ormonde'. Photographer unknown, photograph source sharpesonline.com
               3rd Machine Gun Squadron 1917 at Khurbetha-Ibn-Harith.Photographer F. Hurley, photograph source AWM B01489
               HS 'Oxfordshire'. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM 04714.005

Notes Tom Gardiner entered his father's business in 1916, the year prior to enlisting. He was invalided home and continued working at his father's buiness James Gardiner Ltd in Perth. He became a sworn valuer and was attorney for the Trust Union Ltd, an importnan London financial institution with Holdings in Australia. (Daily News 28.3.1929 p8)

Information Source
AWM  B01489. 3rd Machine Gun Squadron 1917 at Khurbetha-Ibn-Harith.Photographer F. Hurley, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collectionj of the Australian War Memorial
AWM  04714.005. HS 'Oxfordshire'. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Roll- Thomas Gardiner
Daily News
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455,Gardiner T D
Sharpsonline. HMAT 'Ormonde'. Photographer unknown, photograph source sharpesonline.com


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