Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Natimuk, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Royal Military College, Duntroon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Aunt, Miss E H Hervey, 143 Joel Terrace, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Corps of Staff Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 34/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 52111 Pte Stanley Maitland THYER, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 November 1919; [1525] 2nd Lt Walter Hervey THYER, 16th Bn, killed in action, 29 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 4 April 1940; taken Prisoner of War, Singapore, February 1945; interned on Taiwan; discharged (appointment terminated: medically unfit), 2 November 1947, as VX12755 Colonel, Headquarters, 8th Division; appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 79 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, THYER James Hervey |