Regimental number | 4182 |
Place of birth | Broughty, Forfarshire, Scotland |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
Other Names | Thomas Buick |
School | Grove Academy, Broughty Terry, Forfarshire, Scotland |
Other training | Draughtsman |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Draughtsman |
Address | 71 Railway Crescent, Williamstown, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Ellis, Camp Hill, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Dartmoor Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 20), Becordel-Becourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary ELLIS, Camphill Road, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Pioneer Bn, Serapeum, 17 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 August 1916. Wounded in action, and admitted to 1st Anzac Mounted Division Stationary Hospital, 20 December 1916 (shrapnel wound, left leg, left thigh, left arm, and head); left leg amputated below knee. Died of wounds, 20 December 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |