| Regimental number | 658 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Ann Backman, Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in B Company, Moonta; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of defective teeth. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/2/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 24th Howitizer Brigade, 4 Division, 1 April 1916, and psoted to 111th Battery. Appointed Temporary Driver, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 3 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. Appointed Driver, 1 July 1916. Found guilty, 14 August 1916, of neglect to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he was absent from stable parade at 4 pm, 12 August 1916: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 4 days' pay. Transferred to 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 25 January 1917, and posted to 39th Battery. Wounded in action, 5 April 1918 (gun shot wound, chest), and admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 6 April 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 9 April 1918; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 14 April 1918; found guilty, 15 April 1918, of breaking out of camp: awarded 14 days' confined to camp, and forfeited 3 days' pay; transferred to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 24 April 1918; to 5th Division Rest Camp, 25 April 1918; to Base Depot, Havre, 28 April 1918; rejoined unit, 18 May 1918. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 1 September 1918 (accidentally injured: thrown from horse; fractured skull: slight), and transferred to 53rd Casulaty Clearing Station; to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 2 September 1918; to England, 3 September 1918, and admitted to Exeter War Hospital; discharged on furlough, 11 October 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 25 October 1918. Found guilty, 2 November 1918, of being absent without leave from dental parade: awarded 3 days' confined to camp. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 9 November 1918 (influenza); discharged from hospital, 19 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918 (invalid: contusion, right eye); disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged, Adelaide, 31 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 7 East, Grave No. 4), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2344, BACKMAN Thomas Stanley |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
