Regimental number | 1404 |
Place of birth | Branxholme, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Carmichael Street, Hamilton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5. 6" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Storer, Hamilton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in Senior , Infantry; exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hamilton, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 27 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 6 April 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right shoulder), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 2 NZ Stationary Hospital, Hazebrouck, 8 June 1917; to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 9 June 1917; to England, 13 June 1917, and admitted to Frensham Hill Military Hospital; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 22 June 1917; to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia, 25 August 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 October 1917; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 28 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STORER Oliver Thomas |