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Thomas JEFFERIES

Regimental number4716
Place of birthDeniliquin, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressDeniliquin, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Arthur Jefferies, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area in compulsory military training scheme)
Enlistment date9 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Discharge date31 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 4 April 1916; disembarked Egypt.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 30 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 5 June 1916.

Wounded in action (shell shock), 12 August 1916; transferred to England, 6 September 1916; rejoined unit, 25 March 1917.

Wounded in action , second occasion (gas), 17 July 1918; transferred to England. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Somali', 10 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 8 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 31 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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