Regimental number | 6061 |
Place of birth | Brallo, Greece |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 37 Park Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.11 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Jack Zarvas, 37 Park Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Bundaberg. Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A75 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 27 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917, and marched into 7th Training Bn, Rollestone. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917; taken on strength, 25th Bn, in the field, 9 April 1917. Wounded in action, 3-4 May 1917 (gun shot wound, forehead: severe); admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 May 1917, and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to England, 17 May 1917, and admitted to King George Hospital, 18 May 1917; transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 7 July 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 12 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917, for onward overland travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: fractured skull), Brisbane, 3 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Themestocles. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COPELEAS Themistocles |