| Regimental number | 2447 |
| Place of birth | Noarlunga, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Noarlunga, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Antonio, Noarlunga, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 22nd Australian Light Horse for 2.6 years; discharged just prior to AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Squadron |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth ANTONIO; Wife: Ellen Clara ANTONIO. Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance. |
| Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 119 Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: taken on strength, 3rd Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 15 June 1916. Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 25 August 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Machine Gun Squadron, Romani, 26 August 1916. Wounded in action, 19 April 1917 (gun shot wound, scalp), and admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance; transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 April 1917; to Hospital Train, 21 April 1917; to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 21 April 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 24 April 1917; discharged to duty, 4 May 1917; rejoined unit, 5 May 1917. Sick to hospital, Shellal, 25 June 1917; admitted to 53rd Welsh Casualty Clearing Station, Rafa, 25 June 1917 (diptheria); transferred by Ambulance Train tp 36th Stationary Hospital, 21 July 1917; discharged to duty, 14 August 1917. Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 15 August 1917. Detached to School of Instruction, 26 August 1917; attended 30th Machine Gun Course, Zeitoun; passed as 1st Class Machine Gunner; rejoined unit from detachment, 15 September 1917. Transferred to Machine Gun Details, 15 September 1917; taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 19 September 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 4 February 1918. Detached for duty to Officers School, Kaleb, 16 February 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 22 March 1918. Awarded Military Medal, 15 October 1918. Embarked Port Said for United Kingdom leave, 7 May 1919; taken on strength, AIF Headquarters, London, 23 May 1919, and granted leave to 23 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Chemnitz', 7 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 2 September 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 26 October 1919. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 46 |
| Place of burial | St Jude's Church Graveyard (Catholic Portion, Section E, Grave No. 129), Brighton, South Australia |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
