Regimental number | 4255 |
Place of birth | Gainsboro, Lincolnshire, England |
Other Names | Thomas Dray |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dairyhand |
Address | Vermont, via Coff's Harbor, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Wray Drinkall, Vermont, via Coff's Harbor, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil (Previously rejected on account of deficient chest measurement.) |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Nicholson on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 8 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1917; taken on strength, 45th Bn, 9 July 1917. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 14 December 1918 (malaria); transferred to England, 29 December 1918 (appendicitis), and admitted to Whipps Cross War Hospital, Leytonstone; transferred to No. 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 January 1919. Granted period of Non Military Employment with pay only (no allowances), attending T. Barlow & Sons, Crowle, Doncaster, 22 May-22 August 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport, 22 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 12 November 1919; discharged, 28 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |