Regimental number | 2644 |
Place of birth | Magill, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Railway packer |
Address | Semaphore, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elizabeth May Judd, Semaphore Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in the South Australian Infantry Volunteers; unit disbanded. |
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Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, Ferry Post, as supernumerary to establishment; absorbed on strength, 1 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 18 July 1916 (acute rheumatism); transferred to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 19 July 1916; to 15th Field Ambulance, 21 August 1916 (septic heel); transferred from 5th Divisional Rest Station to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1916 (septic sore hand); to Ambulance Train, 16 October 1916, and admitted to 35th General Hospital, Calais; discharged to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 24 November 1916. Marched out to England, 27 April 1917; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 April 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 12 June 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged for light duty, No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 24 July 1917. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917, for discharge; discharged (medically unfit: dislocated semi lunar cartilege, right knee), 6 December 1917. War service: 1 year 337 days (of which 1 year 242 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Claim for pension rejected, 30 January 1918, on the grounds that 'claimant's incapacity is not the result of active service'. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JUDD Harold Thomas |