Thomas McGill

At war's end he rowed in the AIF #1 eight to victory at the 1919 Henley Peace Regatta and brought the King's Cup to Australia.

[1] After the war he returned to the Leichhardt Rowing Club and he was selected at three in the New South Wales men's eight in 1920 when Interstate eight-oared championships recommenced, now racing for the same King's Cup he had won at Henley.

He'd been promoted from Private to Sergeant by the time he was on the front line at Pozieres where he led digging parties under fire.

[1] His citation for the Military Medal in September 1916 commended his "valuable work and good leadership greatly assisted success of the undertaking at Pozieres.

Along with George Mettam and Arthur Scott he was one of the final three crew changes made to the AIF #1 eight just ten days before the event.