Regimental number | 103 |
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ormiston, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, T Gloster, Ormiston, Cleveland Line, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 26 September 1915 (diarrhea); discharged to duty, 2 October 1915; rejoined unit, 3 October 1915. Sent to 7th Field Ambulance, 4 November 1915 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 13th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 November 1915; discharged to duty, 16 November 1915; rejoined unit, 17 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Ismailia, 28 February 1916, of being absent without leave from 2300 23/2/16 to 0700 26/2/16: admonished and forfeited 4 days' pay. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 19 March 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 7 September 1916, and transferred same day to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train, 9 September 1916 (dysentery), and admitted same day to 14th Stationary Hospital; transferred to Convalescent Depot, 17 October 1916; rejoined unit, 17 November 1916. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 7 March 1917 (debility); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 17 March 1917; to 2/1 M. Casualty Clearing Station, 20 March 1917 (mumps); rejoined unit, 26 April 1917. On leave to England, 25 June 1917; rejoined unit, 8 July 1917. Wounded in action, 4 November 1917 (gassed shell), and admitted to 5th Field Ambulance; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, and admitted to Ambulance Train, 5 November 1917; transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 5 November 1917; to England, 21 November 1917, and admitted to 1st Western General Hospital, Liverpool, 22 November 1917. Discharged from hospital on furlough, 4 January 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 18 January 1918. Admitted to King George's Hospital, Dublin, 17 January 1918 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 20 February 1918; discharged on furlough (date not recorded), to reportto No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 12 June 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane (medically unfit), 14 July 1918. Medals: 1914-18 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GLOSTER Eric Thomas |