Regimental number | 1133 |
Place of birth | Castlemaine, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs E Biggs, 19 Pine Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1132 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Service Number on Roll of Honour entered as 2103. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action (date not recorded); admitted to Tigne Hospital, Malta, 4 May 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 17 June 1915. Wounded in action (second occasion), 31 August 1915 (wound, head), and admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Mudros, 31 August 1915; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 September 1915 (bullet wound, forehead); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 September 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Karoola', 4 November 1915 (invalided); disembarked Melbourne, 4 December 1915 (gun shot wound, scalp and face; left eye injured); discharged, Melbourne, 9 May 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Harcourt General Cemetery, Harcourt, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2344, FACEY Thomas George |