Regimental number | 7746 |
Place of birth | Huddersfield, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Statistical compiler |
Address | Lindfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41.6 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jean Waites, 'Myrtle', Middle Harbour Railway, Lindfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 17 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria for England, 28 May 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1916; taken on strength, 13th Field Company Engineers, in the field, 4 December 1916. Wounded in action, 4 December 1916 (gun shot wound, left foot); admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 20 December 1916; transferred to England, 20 December 1916, and admitted to Willesden VAD Hospital, 21 December 1916; left foot amputated; admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 5 July 1917; discharged on furlough, 10 July 1917, to report to No 2 co,mmand Depot, Weymouth, 24 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 10 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 November 1917, for onward overland travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), 18 December 1917 |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WAITES Thomas |