Regimental number | 2651 |
Place of birth | Northampton, Western Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carrier |
Address | Merredin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Thomas, Bailey Street, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Member, Rifle Club |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of return to Australia given incorrectly on Nominal Roll as 3 August 1916. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 19 July 1916 (mumps); returned to duty, 3 August 1916. Detached to Imperial Camel Corps, 1 September 1916; marched out to No 2 Company, ICC, 30 October 1916; embarked Alexandria for Sollum, 1 November 1916; attached to No 2 Company, Sollum, 3 November 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Anzac Bn, Imperial Camel Brigade, 11 November 1916. Wounded in action, near Gaza, 19 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right wrist); admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 21 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Port Sydney', 11 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit:dorsal displacement of unciform bone: loss of power of right hand), Perth, 15 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMAS John James |