Regimental number | 2207 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Stuart Town, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Chemist assistant |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Ensor, Renon Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served as Trainee, Area 84A, Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2nd Corporal John Henry ENSOR, 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 21 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 16th Bn, 2 August 1915. Reported sick, 25 August 1915; admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 29 August 1915; transferred to HS 'Devanha', 4 September 1915 (gastro-enteritis), and admitted same day to St John's Hospital, Sliema, Malta; discharged to Ghain Tuffieha Convalescent Camp, 9 September 1915; transferred to Mudros (fit for active service), 15 November 1915. Admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 9 December 1915 (frostbite); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Ras el Tin, 11 December 1915; discharged to Australian Base, Cairo, 18 December 1915; discharged to rejoin unit, 28 December 1915. Found guilty, 9 January 1916, of being absent without leave from 5 pm, 4 January, to 7.30 am, 7 January 1916: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeiture of pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 31 August 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm); admitted to 49th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 September 1916, and transferred same day to Ambulance Train No 12, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 1 September 1916; transferred to England, 4 September 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 6 September 1916; transferred to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 11 October 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 October 1916; proceeded on furlough, 31 October 1916, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 14 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; rejoined 16th Bn, in the field, 18 January 1917. Reported wounded and missing, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported Prisoner of War. Released, and arrived in Holland, 13 January 1918; arrived in England, 20 January 1918, and admitted same day to King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London (gun shot wound, right knee: severe). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918; disembarked Fremantle, 11 September 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 11 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True age at embarkation: 17 |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ENSOR Eugene Thomas |