| Regimental number | 4766 |
| Place of birth | Kapunda, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Mechanic |
| Address | Morgan, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.7 |
| Height | 5' 9.25" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Wilhelminia Thamm, Morgan, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Member for 3 years of Rifle Defence Club; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on Morgan District Roll of Honor, Morgan, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4767 Pte William Carl THAMM, Australian Light Railways, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Proceeded overseas to France from England, 9 September 1916; taken on strength, 27th Bn, Belgium, 28 September 1916. Wounded in action, 5 November 1916 (gun shot wound, chest, right shoulder); admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 6 November 1916; transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 15 November 1916; to England, 27 November 1916; admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital (gun shot wound head); transferred to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, 6 December 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 12 December 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked, 12 April 1917; returned to duty, 19 June 1917, and allotted to 10th Reinforcements, 48th Bn: did not re-embark; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 14 September 1917. War service: 1 year 216 days (of which 1 year 2 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THAMM Gustav Bernhardt |
