| Regimental number | 958 |
| Place of birth | Moltip River, Western Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Tingerup, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Patrick Miniter, Tingerup, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 42), Syria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Janet MINITER, Tambellup, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), no date stated; taken on strength of 10th Light Horse Regiment, Anzac, 13 July 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 14 August 1915 (influenza, and shock); transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 12 October 1915; to Australia and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 28 October 1915 (diarrhoea); discharged, 4 November 1915. Rejoined 10th Light Horse Regiment, Malruk, 1 January 1916. Admitted to hospital, 1 January 1916 (soft sores); transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Mustapha, 3 January 1916. Reported as absent without leave, 10 January 1916; reported for duty, 4 February 1916. Found guilty, no date stated, of being absent without leave from 10 January 1916, until 4 February 1916: awarded 14 days' confined to camp, and forfeits 26 days' pay. Marched out of 10th Light Horse Regiment, 26 February 1916, and proceeded to Serapeum. Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 6 May 1916 (venereal disease: soft sore); transferred to No 13 Field Ambulance, 6 May 1916; marched into 10th Light Horse Regiment, Masaid, 8 May 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 3 days. Appointed Driver, Masaid, 2 February 1917. To Port Said Rest Camp, 10 August 1917; rejoined unit, 20 August 1917. To Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 1 July 1918; rejoined unit, 16 July 1918. Admitted to No 3 Light Horse Field Ambulance, 9 October 1918 (influenza); transferred to French Hospital, Damascus, 12 October 1918. Died, French Hospital, 16 October 1918 (malignant malaria). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as James Thomas MINITER.. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MINITER Joseph Thomas |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
