| Regimental number | 2255 |
| Place of birth | Bonnie Doon, Victoria |
| Other Names | Thomas Alfred |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs M J Pemberton, 126 Park Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Seymour, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parent: Robert and Mary Jane PEMBERTON; husband of Mary Jane PEMBERTON, 126 Park Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Son: 55676 Pte Thomas Arthur PEMBERTON, 7th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas). |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915. Found guilty, Lemnos, 15 September 1915, of being absent without leave, 1500, 13 September, to 0900, 14 September 1915: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 15 September 1915, of refusing to obey an order: awarded 28 days' Field Punisahment No 2; 12 days of sentence remitted, 2 October 1915. Found guilty, 3 October 1915, of being absent without leave, 3-5 October 1915: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, Mudros, 3 November 1915 (influenza); rejoined Bn, Lemnos, 7 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 22 February 1916; taken on strength, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 24 April 1917, reported 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2130311: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 3042 Pte A. BRIDGES, 60th Bn (patient, Bethnal Green Military Hospital, London, England), 28 November 1916: 'On July 19th on the Fromelles Front we went over at a quarter to seven p.m. and I saw Pemberton killed 50 yards in front of our trenches. I saw him three hours later on returning. He was cold and quite dead.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PEMBERTON Thomas
Red Cross File No 2130311 |
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