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Johann Thomas BREDAHL

Regimental number3351
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPainter
AddressYork, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 10.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, Carl Julius Bredahl, York, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces, Area 85B.
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Place of enlistmentYork, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 August 1917
Discharge date1 November 1917
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Fremantle, 29 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917; marched in to 13th Training Bn, Codford, 28 March 1917.

Admitted to Group Hospital, Codford (date not recorded); marched in to 13th Training Bn from hospital, 23 June 1917.

Medical report, 16 July 1917, noted 'This man had rheumatic fever 12 months before enlistment.'

Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 August 1917.

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Pakeha', 27 August 1917 (cardiac valvular disorder); arrived Australia, 14 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 1 November 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BREDAHL Johann Thomas

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