| Regimental number | 3162 |
| Place of birth | Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| School | Kangaroo Point State School, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Tram conductor |
| Address | 24 Enmore Road, Newtown, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs K. Raine, 24 Enmore Road, Newtown, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served 5 years with 1st Bn Artillery, Brisbane, and 1 year with the Senior Cadets, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Lance Sergeant |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Place of death or wounding | Died of wounds, Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Waverley Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot Select?, Grave No. 7433), Sydney, New South Wales |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 83 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Husband of Kathleen RAINE, 12 Waltram Street, Bondi, New South Wales. Native of Brisbane. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 575 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Henry Bernard RAINE, 56th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 February 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 17th Bn, Alexandria, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 March 1916. Wounded in action, 6 June 1916; admitted to No 7 Australian Field Ambulance, 7 June 1916 (shrapnel wound, knee); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 9 June 1916; discharged, 2 July 1916; rejoined unit, 3 July 1916. Wounded in action, 26 July 1916 (second occasion); admitted to Anzac Rest Station, 28 July 1916 (ankle); to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, 12 August 1916 (not yet diagnosed); marched into No 2 Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 7 September 1916. Rejoined 17th Bn, 21 September 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Divisional Rest Station, 6 October 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 15 October 1916. Admitted to hospital, 8 November 1916; rejoined unit, 28 November 1916. Admitted to No 6 Australian Field Ambulance, 4 February 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Divisional Rest Station, 15 February 1917; discharged, 27 February 1917; rejoined unit, 28 February 1917. Wounded in action (third occasion), 9 October 1917, and remained on duty. Admitted to 1/1 West Riding Field Ambulance, 12 November 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 14 General Hospital, Boulogne, 26 November 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 9 December 1917; discharged to No 3 Rest Camp, 10 December 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 13 December 1917. Rejoined unit, 13 December 1917. Wounded in action (4th occasion), 1 April 1918, and admitted to No 75 Field Ambulance the same day (gassed); discharged, 3 April 1918; rejoined unit, 4 April 1918. Admitted to No 47 Casualty Clearing Station, 26 May 1918 (gastric ulcer); transferred to No 10 Ambulance Train, 27 May 1918; to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 27 May 1918; to England, 31 May 1918; to Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, 1 June 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 1 July 1918; discharged to furlough, 2 July 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 16 July 1918. Found guilty, 18 September 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 17 September 1918, until 0220 hours, 19 September 1918: award, admonished and forfeits 2 days' pay. Charged with, 1 November 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 11 October 1918, until 0800 hours, 26 October 1918: award, dismissed. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 9 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramio', 25 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 14 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died from heart disease. Died from the effects of gas poisoning. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RAINE Thomas Frederick |
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