Bruce Oswald Timms (1896–1924)
The late Mr. Bruce Oswald William Timms, who died at Prospect on February 15, was a son of Mr. Joseph Timms, the well-known railway contractor. He enlisted in 1914, and served with the 14th Battalion throughout Gallipoli, and subsequently in France, where he was badly gassed on the Somme, at which engagement he received the military medal. He suffered at frequent intervals from the effects of the gas, a recent attack proving fatal. A widow and three children survive.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, B2455, item Timms Bruce Oswald William (National Archives of Australia)
- purchases Nelyambo Station, Register (Adelaide), 24 August 1916, p 11
- profile, Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW), 11 April 1925, p 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Timms, Joseph (father)
Citation details
'Timms, Bruce Oswald (1896–1924)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/timms-bruce-oswald-14448/text25537, accessed 26 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1896
Narrabri,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
15 February,
1924
(aged ~ 28)
Prospect, Adelaide,
South Australia,
Australia
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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