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WW1 for John TOMICH. ( son of Nicolas and Edith )....Killed in Action 29 August 1918

John TOMICH

Regimental number 2234
Religion Church of England
Occupation Blacksmith
Address c/o Mr J Edwards, Young Street, Solomontown, South Australia
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 21
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Edith Tomich, c/o Mr J Edwards, Young Street, Solomontown, South Australia
Enlistment date 2 June 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/44/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 27th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 29 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records 24
Place of burial Assevillers New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 111
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Nicholol and Edith TOMICH, Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Medals Military Medal

'At WESTHOEK 20th September 1917 and 21st September 1917. This man acted as stretcher bearer and displayed great courage and devotion to duty. His behaviour stood out conspicuously amongst the bearers. He denied himself any rest throughout both days and nights, and undoubtedly saved man men from death, who would otherwise have died of wounds. Recommendations have been received from three independent sources concerning this man's conduct.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

Death registered for Florrie Rosa TOMICH ( South Australia - Port Pirie )

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Florrie Rosa
Date: 1897-01-08
Sex: F
Age: 7m
Status: C
Relative: Nicholas TOMICH (F)
Relative 2:
Residence: Port Pirie
Death Place: Port Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol:
Book: 240
Page: 211
Cross Reference:


Port Pirie S.A ...cemetery ( Burial ) for Florrie Rosa TOMICH


TOMICH, FLORRIE ROSIE
Surname TOMICH
Given Names FLORRIE ROSIE
Cemetery n/a
Section COMMON PROTESTANT 1
Plot/Grave/Niche 84
Last Residence PORT PIRIE
Age at Death 7
Date of Burial 09/01/1897
Minister Officiating REV. DURNO
Funeral Director BEER
Burial/Order Number 1071

Comments

GRAVE:2 AGE TYPE:M CONCRETE:N EXTRA DEPTH:N MEMORIAL:N EXPIRY DATE:09.01.1947

Perhaps we have the right Matthew TOMICH here.


Births South Australia:
Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Matthew
Date: 1901-09-24
Sex: M
Father: Nicholas TOMICH
Mother: Edith FRANZ
Birth Place/Residence: Hd of Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol:
Book: 682
Page: 446
Cross Reference:

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Sibbling Births:

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Annie
Date: 1899-09-30
Sex: F
Father: Nicholas TOMICH
Mother: Edith FRANZ
Birth Place/Residence: Hd of Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol:
Book: 647
Page: 485
Cross Reference:

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Flora Rose
Date: 1896-06-10
Sex: F
Father: Nicholas TOMICH
Mother: Edith FRANCE
Birth Place/Residence: Port Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol:
Book: 586
Page: 49
Cross Reference:

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Florence Eve
Date: 1897-07-14
Sex: F
Father: Nicholas TOMICH
Mother: Edith FRANZ
Birth Place/Residence: Port Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol:
Book: 607
Page: 83
Cross Reference:

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: John
Date: 1894-05-04
Sex: M
Father: Nicholas TOMICH
Mother: Edith FRANZ
Birth Place/Residence: Port Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol: X
Book: 543
Page: 181
Cross Reference: See also: FRANZ John Tomich

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Stella
Date: 1895-05-14
Sex: F
Father: Nicholas TOMICH
Mother: Edith FRANZ
Birth Place/Residence: Port Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol:
Book: 564
Page: 409
Cross Reference:

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Ruby May
Date: 1907-05-14
Sex: F
Father: Nicholas TOMICH
Mother: Edith FRANG
Birth Place/Residence: Port Pirie
District Code: Cla
Symbol:
Book: 784
Page: 207
Cross Reference:


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A birth registered to Stella TOMICH ( father Unknown )

Surname: TOMICH
Given Names: Stanley Cecil
Date: 1912-04-21
Sex: M
Father: [unrecorded]
Mother: Stella TOMICH
Birth Place/Residence: Adelaide
District Code: Ade
Symbol:
Book: 885
Page: 14
Cross Reference:

Tony.....:>))

I have some more info. He was 1 of 8 5 boys and 3 girls. His parents names were Nicolas and Edith Tomich (nee Franz) married in Yugoslavia or Sth Austria about 1890. It also says he was born in Port Pirie Sth Australia not Yugoslavia as first thought

Found this death..

Reg.No./Year .. 26905/1944
Name .. LILLIA HENRY
Father .. HENRY
Mother .. NOT KNOWN
District .. PARRAMATTA

The only death after adoption date C1904 and before Henry in with son Herbert on electoral rolls, 1930, is...

Reg.No./Year ..14324/1914
Name .. LILLIA ELIZABETH J H
Father .. RICHARD
Mother .. MARY
District .. SYDNEY

In fact these are the only "Lillia" deaths on the NSW bdm site.

For Interest...

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1954 about Herbert Charles Lillia
Name: Herbert Charles Lillia
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1930 <<<<
State: New South Wales
District: Martin
Subdistrict: Mortlake
OCCUPATION .. Storeman
ADDRESS .. 98 Queen St., Concord West
with Irene Elizabeth, Home Duties (h/d)
PLUS.. Henry, Pensioner......this could be his adoptive father..?

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1954 about Herbert Charles Lillia
Name: Herbert Charles Lillia
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1933 <<<<
State: New South Wales
District: Parramatta
Subdistrict: Seven Hills
OCCUPATION .. Motor-driver
ADDRESS .. 601 Blacktown Rd., Blacktown
with Irene Elizabeth, h/d
PLUS.. Henry, no occ.

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1954 about Herbert Charles Lillia
Name: Herbert Charles Lillia
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1936 <<<<
State: New South Wales
District: Robertson
Subdistrict: Seven Hills
OCCUPATION .. Motor-driver
ADDRESS .. 8 Carinya St., Blacktown
with Irene Elizabeth, h/d
PLUS.. Henry, no occ.

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1954 about Herbert Charles Lillia
Name: Herbert Charles Lillia
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1937 <<<< & 1943
State: New South Wales
District: Macquarie
Subdistrict: Riverstone
OCCUPATION .. Storeman
ADDRESS .. Castlereagh St., Riverstone
with Irene Elizabeth, h/d
PLUS.. Henry, retired

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1954 about Herbert Charles Lillia
Name: Herbert Charles Lillia
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1949 <<<<
State: New South Wales
District: Mitchell
Subdistrict: Riverstone
OCCUPATION .. Storeman
ADDRESS .. Castlereagh St., Riverstone
with Irene Elizabeth, h/d
Also on list..
@ 24 Castlereagh St., Riverstone
Harry Charles, Lorry Driver
with Thelma May, h/d

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1954 about Herbert Charles Lillia
Name: Herbert Charles Lillia
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1954 <<<<
State: New South Wales
District: Mitchell
Subdistrict: Riverstone
OCCUPATION .. Storeman
ADDRESS .. Castlereagh St., Riverstone
with Irene Elizabeth, h/d
Also on list..
@ Hunter St., Riverstone
Harry Charles, Lorry Driver
with Thelma May, h/d

So this is perhaps his marriage then, as Julie had found.

N.S.W
14541/1923 LILLIA HERBERT C Spouse: BRADLEY IRENE E District: PETERSHAM

And perhaps a death notice ..Ryerson Index.
http://www.ryersonindex.org/

LILLIA Herbert Charles Death notice 28NOV1987 Death 86 late of Shoalhaven Heads, formerly of Riverstone Sydney Morning Herald 30NOV1987

To find the birth parents of your G,grandfather,( TOMICH ) it may be better to research one of his siblings that kept the surname TOMICH

Dont know if you are familar with Family search

Family Search shows 200+ BDM's for TOMICH, Yugoslavia,.... Continental Europe

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

or


Adoptions

The Registry records details of legal adoptions in NSW.

All enquiries regarding adoptions must be made to Department of Community Services (DOCS)

Physical Address
Adoption Information Unit
Department of Community Services
4-6 Cavill Avenue
ASHFIELD NSW 2131

Postal Address
Locked Bag 4028
ASHFIELD NSW 2131

Telephone: 1300 799 023
Fax: (02) 9716 3400
Email: [email protected]

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/adoptions/adoptions.htm

Tony

Hi Tony
thanks for all of your research you are a busy man!

Hi Julie,
he was named Matthew Tomich at birth and was adopted aged 3 by the Lillia family when the Tomich family migrated to Australia and they changed his name to Herbert Charles Lillia, which is the name he used his whole life and the name Lillia given to further generations. I don't know if the other siblings were kept or adopted out also

Hi Julie.

Yes, i saw the WW11 listing for MATE TOMICH.

There was another marriage of a MAT TOMICH but in 1914 W.A
TOMICH MAT Dist:BOULDER Ref:40 M 1914 SVICAROVICH ANA



Diahann says her M.TOMICH was born 1901 Yugoslavia, so to young to married in 1914.....unless his birth date was well before 1901?

Given name of MAT ( Meaning )

MAT: Variant spelling of English "Matt", meaning "gift of God."
MATT: Short form of English "Matthew", meaning "gift of God."

This MAT TOMICH could be the Matthew TOMICH that you are looking for, but he would have to be born a little earlier than 1901 to marry in 1914.

Cheers. Tony...:>))

Diahann,

It might be better if we can work our way back to your Gr Grandfather.

As an adult, which name did he use, Lillia or Tomich ?

Which name did he use when he married, which name did his children use ?

His childrens marriage certificate should have his first name (if it was changed from Matthew when he was adopted.)

Their birth certificate should definitely have his full name .

You may have to buy some certificate to be able to get back to your gr Grandfather

Hi Tony,
"Mate" is also on the WW2 roll...

Service Record
Name TOMICH, MATE
Service Australian Army
Service Number WX26732
Date of Birth 11 Jan 1918 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Place of Birth KALGOORLIE, WA
Date of Enlistment 21 Jul 1942
Locality on Enlistment KALGOORLIE, WA
Place of Enlistment DANDARRAGAN, WA
Next of Kin TOMICH, MATE
Date of Discharge 23 Nov 1943
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 44 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION

Hi Diahann.

You say that two of the marriages i listed IVAN TOMICH & ANDREW TOMICH...could be your G,G,Grandfathers brothers.

I noticed the WW11 Nominal roll has a Ivan TOMICH enlisted in Western Australia. ( Born Lic,Yugoslavia )


World War 11 ( Nominal Roll )
Service Record
Name TOMICH, IVAN
Service Australian Army
Service Number W87268
Date of Birth 11 Sep 1923
Place of Birth LIC, YUGOSLAVIA
Date of Enlistment 1 Jun 1942
Locality on Enlistment NORSEMAN, WA
Place of Enlistment NORSEMAN, WA
Next of Kin TOMICH, PAUL
Date of Discharge 24 Jun 1946
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 18 WORKS COMPANY
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No

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Marriages Western Australia

Quite a few TOMICH surnames in W.A

16th Entry down MATE...? TOMICH 1946 ( could be MATTHEW or MATHEW...? )

TOMICH DOMENICO BOULDER 104 M 1907 CUSMANICH KATIE
TOMICH GRAKUBINA MT MARGARET 9 F 1911 KOZMANICH VIDA
TOMICH IVAN BOULDER 61 M 1913 TOMICH MARIA
TOMICH MARIA BOULDER 61 F 1913 TOMICH IVAN
TOMICH MAT BOULDER 40 M 1914 SVICAROVICH ANA
TOMICH KATE BOULDER 23 F 1920 KUZMIC ANTHONY
Tomich Katie Swan 128 F 1930 Hooper Charles R
Tomich Kathleen V Perth 349 F 1934 Vodanovich Luke D
Tomich Jakov A. Swan 119 M 1936 Waldeck Elizabeth J.
Tomich Katherine E COOLGARDIE 155 F 1936 Kastropil Frank
Tomich Olga M. E COOLGARDIE 29 F 1937 Kyriazis (Karas) John N.(Kiriacos)
Tomich Vincent Perth 740 M 1938 Lavelle Alice
Tomich Antonia M. Swan 39 F 1939 Zaknich Ivan
Tomich Lucy Perth 226 F 1939 Posa Marin
Tomich John F E COOLGARDIE 165 M 1940 Polich Anne P. (Annie)
Tomich Victor M. Perth 1060 M 1941 Rogers Margaret V.

>>>Tomich Mate District:Boulder Ref: 58 M year: 1946 spouse: Larcombe Patricia M.<<<

Tomich Victor Perth 2967 M 1946 Previtali Aurora
Tomich Annie P Perth 3007 F 1947 Golding William J
Tomich Victor J Perth 958 M 1947 Campagnoli Yole
Tomich Nicholas E COOLGARDIE 26 M 1948 Wallis Isla M.
Tomich Nadola Perth 1076 F 1950 Kanther Harold I
Tomich Alma H Perth 1082 F 1951 Smith Owen M
TOMICH STEPHEN A PERTH 2569 M 1953 HASKETT JOAN
Tomich (Todor) Tony (Anton) Wellington 59 M 1940 Divic Marija



Tony ( Victoria )

Thank you for your help. I am new to this and don't know where to look or even start. His name was Matthew Tomich before he was adopted

marriages in NSW from 1920 to 1958 ...

14541/1923 LILLIA HERBERT C BRADLEY IRENE E PETERSHAM

12300/1945 LILLIA HARRY CHARLES CASE THELMA MAY WINDSOR
13768/1948 LILLIA HERBERT CHRISTOPHER SWORDS SHIRLEY PARRAMATTA

Hi Tony,
it is quite possible that these are ggpa's brothers. We have managed to find one of his sisters Ada. Not sure of his birth name as it was changed when he was adopted by the Lillia family

Do you have a first name of your Great Grandfather TOMICH



NSW and Victoria both show possible marriages.

State of N.S.W
20717/1937 TOMICH ANDREW Spouse: ZUVELLA MARIA District: BROKEN HILL ( 1937 )
17313/1939 TOMICH IVAN Spouse: MARAS MILKA District: BROKEN HILL ( 1939 )


State of Victoria:

TOMICH KARL KOLIN Spouse: DENNY MAY Year: 1930 Ref no: 7393


Tony ( Victoria )

I am trying to find any info on my great grandfather who was adopted in approx 1904 by the Lillia family when they came to Australia. He was born in 1901 in Yugoslavia one of 7 kids. His last name was Tomich