Regimental number | 1664 |
Place of birth | Yass, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs F. Raynor, Goondah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M. Lanham, Willoughby Street, Willoughby, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 18th Infantry (2 years) |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Jerrawa, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 14 April 1916; disembarked Port Said, 16 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 July 1916, and proceeded to England via Marseilles; disembarked Southampton, England, 9 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 August 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 11 September 1916. Taken on strength of 55th Bn, in the field, 23 September 1916. Admitted to No 14 Field Ambulance, 8 October 1916, and transferred to 5th Divisional Rest Station the same day (phthisis); to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1916; to No 35 General Hospital, Calais, 16 October 1916; to England, 21 October 1916; to No 1/5 Northern General Hospital, Leicester, 21 October 1916; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 29 November 1916; discharged, 14 January 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HS 'Kanowna', 14 January 1917; disembarked Sydney, 11 March 1917; discharged (medically unfit: pulmonary tuberculosis), 3 July 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Headstone erected by Returned Soldiers of Yass and District. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Yass Church of England Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HATTON John Thomas |